He's a shamus.
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Shamus
//ˈʃɑːməs//
Synonyms for "shamus" (20 found)
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“That's what you're here for. Didn't your aunt tell you? She wants you to follow Wilbert Cream and Phyllis about everywhere and see that he doesn't get a chance of proposing.” “You mean that I'm to be a sort of private eye or shamus, tailing them up? I don't like it,” I said dubiously.
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