Why are detectives/investigators referred to as "gumshoe"s?
Jul 18, 2012 · The senses of gumshoe leading to the 'private detective' sense all have to do with the idea that rubber-soled shoes give the wearer the ability to walk stealthily. The earliest …
Where did the term "gumshoe" come from? [duplicate]
The connotation was that (prior to the internet and even telephones) detectives spent a lot of time walking about, "buttonholing" various people to collect information.
What do you call someone who is conducting surveillance
Nov 17, 2015 · @Tuffy, if you think that gumshoe is a good alternative answer, why don't you post it as such? (I don't think that it is, because it is limited to certain kinds of surveillance, but then …
What do you call someone who asks many questions?
Apr 2, 2019 · @JasonBassford Technically, yes, an inquisitor is just someone who asks lots of questions, but if you say someone won the "Best Inquisitor" award, the first image that will pop …
Compound noun with completely different meaning
Nov 19, 2015 · Are you only looking for instances where the compound word is derived from the two inferred constituents? Presumably, if you are demonstrating the ability for the …