Sam Spade

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Sam Spade

proper noun

The fictional private detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.

noun Sam Spades

informal A private detective. Congratulations on the detective work — a real Sam Spade job.

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@misc{sam_spade_2026,
  title = {Sam Spade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sam%20spade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}