Meaning of SNEAKER
| Pronunciation: | | 'sneekur
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- [n] a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
- [n] someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
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| | Synonyms: | | canary, fink, gym shoe, sneak, snitch, snitcher, stoolie, stoolpigeon, tennis shoe |
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| | See Also: | | betrayer, blabber, informer, plimsoll, rat, shoe, squealer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sneak"er\, n.
1. [pl.] Shoes with rubber or other soft soles which give no
warning of one's approaching, esp. such shoes as are worn
in games, as tennis. [Slang, U. S.]
2. A punch bowl. [Obs.] --Spectator.
\Sneak"er\, n.
1. One who sneaks. --Lamb.
2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.]
A sneaker of five gallons. --Spectator.
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