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sneaker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈsnikɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From sneak + -er. The shoes sense is a reference to the quietness of the shoes.

Meanings

1. 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. 1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
2. (Atlantic-Canada, Australia, Florida, New-Zealand, Northeastern, US) 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. 1954, Ian Fleming, “Death of a Pelican”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 138:
3. (UK, archaic, dialectal) A vessel of drink.
   • Spectator I have just left the right worshipful and his myrmidons about a sneaker of five gallons!
4. (India, archaic) A large cup (or small basin) with a saucer and cover.
5. 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. 2008, Faye Flam, The Score: The Science of the Male Sex Drive:

Forms

Deriveds

sneakernet · sneakerprint · sneaker sock · sneakerhead · sneakery · sneakerless · sneakered · sneakerization · sneakerlike · sneaker wave

Hypernyms

sports shoe

Synonyms

runner · kicks (sports shoes) · rubber shoe · tennis shoe · trainer · running shoe · takkie

Translations (122)

fi lenkkarit (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es playera (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ar مُتَسَلِّل (one who sneaks) · fa-ira کَفْشِ وَرْزِشی (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fi lenkkitossut (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · apc سپدرين (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · apw kee natsʼoode (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · bg марато́нка (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es espores (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es bamba (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · lt sportbačiai (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · id sepatu kets (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · uz krossovka (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fi tenniskenkä (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sh pàtika (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · mk па́тика (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · nrf traîneurs (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ru кроссо́вки (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · id penyelinap (one who sneaks) · sv springsko (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · it scarpe da ginnastica (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · tr sessiz ayakkabı (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es champión (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · pl trampek (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · de Tennisschuhe (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sv gympadojor (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · tl sapato na panakbo (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es pillo (one who sneaks) · sh па̀тика (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ja 運動靴 (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fr tennis (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · lv teniskurpe (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · be красо́ўка (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sv gymnastikskor (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fi hiipijä (one who sneaks) · tr jimnastik ayakkabısı (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · vi giày điền kinh (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · de Schleicherin (one who sneaks) · hu edzőcipő (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es popi (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ka ბოტასი (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es botín (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es gomas (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es maripís (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ca vamba (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · nl sneaker (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fa-ira اِسْنیکِرْز (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · nb joggesko (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ru сни́керы (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es guachicón (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · de Schnürschuhe (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · gd brògan-cleasachd (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · vi giày ten-nít (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es zapatilla deportiva (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fr espadrille (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · yue 波鞋 (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · is strigaskór (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · id sepatu olahraga (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sv gympaskor (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ru ке́ды (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es zapatilla (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · cs kecky (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es deportivas (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · et tennisking (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · pl tenisówka (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es espais (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · lt sportiniai batai (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · gl zapatilla (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ka კედი (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sl superga (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ja スニーカー (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sv löparsko (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · cmn 運動鞋 /运动鞋 (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · pt ténis (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ms kasut sukan (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · uk кросі́вка (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · hu teniszcipő (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · tr spor ayakkabı (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es kets (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ca ked (Lleida) (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · af sluiper (one who sneaks) · de Leinenschuhe (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ca sabatilla (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · de Sneakers (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · bg гу́менка (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sq atlete (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ro baschet (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ka სპორტული ფეხსაცმელი (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · th รองเท้าผ้าใบ (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sk teniska (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ar حِذَاء رِيَاضِيّ (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · nv kéjeehí (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · arz كوتشى (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · de Schleicher (one who sneaks) · arz جزمة رياضية (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · cs tenisky (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · de Sportschuhe (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · it scarpe da tennis (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · gl tenis (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · pl adidas (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · el αθλητικά παπούτσια (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · tr spor ayakkabısı (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sv gymnastiksko (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fr baskets (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fi tossut (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · et tennised (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · de Turnschuhe (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ko 운동화 (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sv sportsko (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · ko 스니커즈 (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · sv tennissko (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es zapato de goma (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es kids (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · fi hiiviskelijä (one who sneaks) · nl sportschoenen (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · uk сні́кер (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · es tenis (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · hu tornacipő (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · cmn 球鞋 (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · tr lastik ayakkabı (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · pt tênis (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers) · tr lastik pabuç (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers)