sneak
One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
Example
“My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary.”
Other meanings
The act of sneaking
A cheat; a con artist.
“I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate.”
Related words
- area sneak
- sneak current
- sneak-cup
- sneak paddle
- goalsneak
- sneakage
- sneakbox
- sneakish
- sneaksman
Word history
From Old English "snīcan" (to creep, crawl).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sneak” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.