shammus

sham(m)us

(ˈʃeməs)

n. a police officer or a detective. (Probably from Yiddish.) One thing that a shamus always knows is when another shamus is following him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hakeem	-	Arabic
LÉOnard	-	French
Hayley	HAY-lee	English (Modern)
Fahrİ	-	Turkish
AljaŽ	-	Slovene
Elyse	-	English