sneaker
/ˈsnikɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who sneaks.
noun
An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage
noun
A sneaker male.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Spectator I have just left the right worshipful and his myrmidons about a sneaker of five gallons!"
- "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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsnikɚ/
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- American usage
- British usage
- Archaic
- Indian usage