Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sneaker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sneaker \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sneaker \Sneak"er\, n.
1. One who sneaks. --Lamb.
2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.]
A sneaker of five gallons. --Spectator.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sneaker
n 1: a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole [syn: {gym shoe}, {tennis
shoe}]
2: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
{fink}, {snitch}, {snitcher}, {stoolpigeon}, {stoolie}, {sneak},
{canary}]
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