SNEAKER

fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary

(noun) someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sneaker (plural sneakers)

One who sneaks.

• Charles Lamb

(US, Atlantic Canada, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole.

(UK, dialect, archaic) A vessel of drink.

Spectator

(biology) A sneaker male.

Synonyms

• (sports shoes): kicks, tennis shoe (US), trainer (UK), runner (Australia), running shoe, see also sports shoe

Hypernyms

• sports shoe

Anagrams

• Keerans, Keresan

Source: Wiktionary


Sneak"er, n.

1. One who sneaks. Lamb.

2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.] A sneaker of five gallons. Spectator.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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