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sneaking regarder

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

With regard to physical force Irish republicanism: someone who sympathizes with it without actively supporting it; someone whose opposition to it is equivocal or less than wholehearted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, derogatory

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noun

Meaning 2

Someone who supports an unpopular cause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • 2011 May 12, Ivan Yates, "Get well soon Garret, we still need your wisdom and experience" Irish Examiner Critics dismissed FitzGerald as a “sneaking regarder” and a West Brit — betraying the idealism of 1916 and aspirations of Irish sovereignty.

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History

Etymology

From sneaking + regarder.