sneaker
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sneaker
- /ˈsnikɚ/ US
Rhymes with -iːkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From sneak + -er. The shoes sense is a reference to the quietness of the shoes.
noun sneakers
- One who sneaks. Beshrew the man who on such a day as this, the general festival, should affect to stand aloof. I am none of those sneakers. I am free of the corporation, and care not who knows it.
- An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer. He was wearing a stained white singlet that revealed tufts of black hair under his arms, and slept-in white canvas trousers and rubber-soled sneakers.
- A vessel of drink. Spectator I have just left the right worshipful and his myrmidons about a sneaker of five gallons!
- A large cup (or small basin) with a saucer and cover.
- A sneaker male. These sneakers may go on this way indefinitely, or, if one of the big males somehow dies or disappears, a sneaker male's hormones will trigger a huge growth spurt and he'll metamorphose into an alpha male.
Similar: kicks, tennis shoe, trainer, runner, takkie, rubber shoe, running shoe
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gym shoe, tennis shoe, game, trainer, ball, slipper, footwear, sandal, shoe, basket, basketball, sneak, cheater, skulker, snatcher, sniffer
noun
Similar: kicks, tennis shoe, trainer, runner, takkie, rubber shoe, running shoe
Translations
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noun one who sneaks
| Español | pillo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schleicher, Schleicherin |
| العربية | مُتَسَلِّل mutasallil |
noun leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers
| Español | tenis, bamba, botín, champión, deportivas, espores |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스니커즈 seunikeojeu, 운동화 undonghwa |
| 日本語 | スニーカー sunīkā, 運動靴 undōgutsu |
| 中文 | 球鞋 qiúxié, 運動鞋 /运动鞋 yùndòngxié |
| Português | tênis, ténis |
| Français | baskets, tennis, espadrille |
| Deutsch | Turnschuhe, Leinenschuhe, Schnürschuhe, Sneakers, Sportschuhe, Tennisschuhe |
| Italiano | scarpe da ginnastica, scarpe da tennis |
| Ελληνικά | αθλητικά παπούτσια athlitiká papoútsia |
| Română | baschet |
| Русский | кроссо́вки krossóvki, сни́керы sníkery, ке́ды kédy |
| Tiếng Việt | giày điền kinh, giày ten-nít |
| العربية | حِذَاء رِيَاضِيّ ḥiḏāʔ riyāḍiyy |
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title = {sneaker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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