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General-American:
/ˈsnikɚ/
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S N IY1 K ER0
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One who sneaks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.
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Usage: Atlantic-Canada, Australia, Florida, New-Zealand, Northeastern, US
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A vessel of drink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal
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Spectator I have just left the right worshipful and his myrmidons about a sneaker of five gallons!
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A large cup (or small basin) with a saucer and cover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, archaic
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A sneaker male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gym shoe, tennis shoe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shoe
Narrower terms: plimsoll
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, canary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
From sneak + -er. The shoes sense is a reference to the quietness of the shoes.
Across languages
Translations
112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
sluiper
— one who sneaks
Arabic :
مُتَسَلِّل
(mutasallil)
— one who sneaks
Finnish :
hiiviskelijä
— one who sneaks
Finnish :
hiipijä
— one who sneaks
German :
Schleicher
— one who sneaks
German :
Schleicherin
— one who sneaks
Indonesian :
penyelinap
— one who sneaks
Spanish :
pillo
— one who sneaks
Albanian :
atlete
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Arabic :
حِذَاء رِيَاضِيّ
(ḥiḏāʔ riyāḍiyy)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Arabic :
جزمة رياضية
(gázma reyaḍéyya)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Arabic :
كوتشى
(kótši)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Arabic :
سپدرين
(spadrīn)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Belarusian :
красо́ўка
(krasówka)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Bulgarian :
гу́менка
(gúmenka)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Bulgarian :
марато́нка
(maratónka)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Catalan :
vamba
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Catalan :
ked (Lleida)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Catalan :
sabatilla
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Chinese Cantonese :
波鞋
(bo1 haai4)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Chinese Mandarin :
球鞋
(qiúxié)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Chinese Mandarin :
運動鞋 /运动鞋
(yùndòngxié)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Czech :
tenisky
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Czech :
kecky
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Dutch :
sportschoenen
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Dutch :
sneaker
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Estonian :
tennised
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Estonian :
tennisking
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Finnish :
lenkkarit
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Finnish :
lenkkitossut
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Finnish :
tossut
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
French :
baskets
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
French :
tennis
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
French :
espadrille
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Galician :
tenis
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Galician :
zapatilla
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Georgian :
სპორტული ფეხსაცმელი
(sṗorṭuli pexsacmeli)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Georgian :
ბოტასი
(boṭasi)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Georgian :
კედი
(ḳedi)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
German :
Turnschuhe
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
German :
Leinenschuhe
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
German :
Schnürschuhe
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
German :
Sneakers
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
German :
Sportschuhe
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
German :
Tennisschuhe
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Greek :
αθλητικά παπούτσια
(athlitiká papoútsia)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Hungarian :
tornacipő
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Hungarian :
edzőcipő
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Icelandic :
strigaskór
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Indonesian :
sepatu kets
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Indonesian :
sepatu olahraga
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Italian :
scarpe da ginnastica
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Italian :
scarpe da tennis
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Japanese :
スニーカー
(sunīkā)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Japanese :
運動靴
(undōgutsu)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Korean :
스니커즈
(seunikeojeu)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Korean :
운동화
(undonghwa)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Latvian :
teniskurpe
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Lithuanian :
sportbačiai
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Lithuanian :
sportiniai batai
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Macedonian :
па́тика
(pátika)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Malay :
kasut sukan
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Norman :
traîneurs
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Norwegian Bokmål :
joggesko
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Iranian Persian :
کَفْشِ وَرْزِشی
(kafš-e varzeši)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Iranian Persian :
اِسْنیکِرْز
(esnikerz)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Polish :
adidas
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Polish :
trampek
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Polish :
tenisówka
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Portuguese :
tênis
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Portuguese :
ténis
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Romanian :
baschet
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Russian :
кроссо́вки
(krossóvki)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Russian :
сни́керы
(sníkery)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Russian :
ке́ды
(kédy)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Scottish Gaelic :
brògan-cleasachd
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Serbo-Croatian :
па̀тика
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Serbo-Croatian :
pàtika
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Slovak :
teniska
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Slovene :
superga
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
tenis
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
bamba
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
botín
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
champión
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
deportivas
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
espores
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
espais
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
gomas
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
guachicón
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
kets
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
kids
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
maripís
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
playera
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
popi
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
zapatilla deportiva
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
zapato de goma
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Spanish :
zapatilla
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Swedish :
gymnastikskor
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Swedish :
gympadojor
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Swedish :
gympaskor
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Thai :
รองเท้าผ้าใบ
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Turkish :
jimnastik ayakkabısı
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Turkish :
lastik ayakkabı
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Turkish :
lastik pabuç
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Turkish :
sessiz ayakkabı
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Turkish :
spor ayakkabı
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Turkish :
spor ayakkabısı
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Ukrainian :
кросі́вка
(krosívka)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Ukrainian :
сні́кер
(sníker)
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Uzbek :
krossovka
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Vietnamese :
giày điền kinh
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
Vietnamese :
giày ten-nít
— leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers