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Sneaker   /snˈikər/   Listen
Sneaker

noun
1.
A canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole.  Synonyms: gym shoe, tennis shoe.
2.
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.  Synonyms: canary, fink, sneak, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon.



Sneak

adjective
1.
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed.  Synonyms: furtive, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious.  "A sneak attack" , "Stealthy footsteps" , "A surreptitious glance at his watch"



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"Sneaker" Quotes from Famous Books



... have just left the Right Worshipful and his Myrmidons about a Sneaker of Five Gallons. The whole Magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave 'em the Slip. Our Friend the Alderman was half Seas over before the Bonfire was out. We had with us the Attorney, and two or three other bright Fellows. The Doctor plays ...
— The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - With Translations and Index for the Series • Joseph Addison and Richard Steele

... can the sneaker be, Frank; some darky chicken thief prowling around in hopes of picking up some of ...
— The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point - or The Golden Cup Mystery • Quincy Allen

... yokefellow, with a disdainful toss of her nose, muttered something about "Creature!" which Miss Jenny overhearing, stepped up to her, saying, "None of your names, good Mrs. Abigail. Creature, quotha—I'll assure you no such creature as you neither—no ten-pound sneaker—no quality-coupler." Here the captain interposed, with a "D—e, madam, what do you mean by that?" "D—n you sir, who are you?" replied Miss Jenny, "who made you a captain, you pitiful, trencher-scraping, pimping curler? 'Sdeath! the army is come to a fine pass, ...
— The Adventures of Roderick Random • Tobias Smollett



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