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Definition: Sneaker |
SneakerNoun1. A canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole. 2. Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | Sneaker n. An individual hired to break into places in order to test their security; analogous to tiger team. Compare samurai. Source: Jargon File. |
Slang in 1811 | SNEAKER. A small bowl. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Synonyms: SneakerSynonyms: canary (n), fink (n), gym shoe (n), sneak (n), snitch (n), snitcher (n), stoolie (n), stoolpigeon (n), tennis shoe (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Yo, I will put my foot up your ass so hard, that you'll be smellin' sneaker for a month. (House Party; writing credit: Reginald Hudlin) | |
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| "Sneaker" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sneaker" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "sneaker": sneaker-status. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
sneaker | 2,481 | sneaker fetish | 62 |
jordan sneaker | 541 | keds sneaker | 61 |
nike sneaker | 452 | dance sneaker | 61 |
sneaker pimps | 382 | discount sneaker | 60 |
puma sneaker | 258 | kid sneaker | 58 |
womens sneaker | 185 | platform sneaker | 56 |
new balance sneaker | 184 | reebok sneaker | 55 |
air force one sneaker | 159 | exclusive sneaker | 54 |
diesel sneaker | 135 | running sneaker | 52 |
converse sneaker | 131 | michael jordan sneaker | 52 |
custom sneaker | 114 | van sneaker | 51 |
adidas sneaker | 111 | sneaker wholesale | 50 |
air jordan sneaker | 94 | cheap sneaker | 49 |
gucci sneaker | 87 | jay sneaker z | 48 |
prada sneaker | 85 | dkny sneaker | 46 |
sneaker store | 79 | bridal sneaker | 42 |
1 air force sneaker | 77 | sneaker skate | 40 |
lyrics pimps sneaker | 68 | new sneaker jordan | 39 |
retro sneaker | 67 | allen iverson sneaker | 38 |
basketball sneaker | 65 | sneaker villa | 38 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "sneaker"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | këpucë atletike (sneakers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حذاء رياضة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blackfoot | naaipisstsiitsikin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | подлец (bastard, blackguard, caitiff, creep, dastard, hangdog, ratface, recreant, reprobate, scoundrel, skunk, sneak, snot, twerp, villain, wretch, yellow dog). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 鬼鬼祟祟做事的人. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | teniska (Plimsoll). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | کفش کتانی , کسی که دزدکی راه میرود. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | voimistelukenkä (gym shoe). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | chaussure de tennis, chaussure de basket. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Schleicher (hypocrite, skulker, sneak, sneakers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ύπουλοσ (catty, hangdog, insidious, insinuate, perfidious, shady, sneak, sneaky, underhand, underhanded), μαλακό σανδάλιο με σόλα ελαστικού. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | על "תעמלות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | settenkedő (slink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | スナック麺 (circlip, snack noodle, snake, snake dance, snakeskin, snap, snap ring, snapshot, snatch, sneak in, sneak out, sneak preview, snob, snobbism, snooker, snoopy, snorkel, snow, snow boat, snow gun, snow mobile, snow surfing, snow tire, spark, spark plug, sparkling wine, sparring, sparring partner, spatula, sperm bank, spice, spider, spike, spike heel, spiked shoes, spiker, spiky cut, spiral, spurt, spy, studded snow tire). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | スニーカー . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 운동". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eakersnay доносчик (checker, delator, denunciator, fink, informer, nark, noser, rat, sneak, snitch, squeaker, squeal, squealer, tattletale, whistle-blower, whistler). (various references) patika, koji se vrzma, koji se šunja (slinky, sneaking). (various references) zapatos de lona (hiking boots, sneakers). (various references) รองเท้าผ้าใบส้นยาง. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sneaker": sneakered, sneakers. (additional references) | |
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"Sneaker" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nayakkar, Senaki, Senkaki, senkaku, sneake, snearer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sneaker" (pronounced snē"ker) |
| 3 | -ē" k er | beaker, bleaker, leaker, meeker, seeker, sleeker, speaker, squeaker, streaker, weaker. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-k-n-r-s" | |
-1 letter: akenes, kernes, rakees, ranees, skeane. | |
-2 letters: akees, akene, asker, earns, erase, ernes, eskar, esker, kanes, karns, keens, kerne, kerns, knars, knees, nares, narks, nears, rakee, rakes, ranee, ranks, reeks, saker, saner, saree, skean, skeen, skene, snake, snare, snark, sneak, sneer. | |
-3 letters: akee, anes, ares, arks, arse, earn, ears, ease, ekes, eras, erne, erns. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-k-n-r-s" | |
+1 letter: hearkens, kneaders, rewakens, sneakers, sneakier, wakeners. | |
+2 letters: ankerites, awakeners, bedarkens, dakerhens, darkeners, hankerers, harkeners, knaveries, newsbreak, newsmaker, reawakens, sneakered, weakeners. | |
+3 letters: blackeners, breakevens, canebrakes, creakiness, darknesses, freakiness, greenbacks, greenshank, knackeries, markedness, newmarkets, newsbreaks, newsmakers, noisemaker, nonspeaker, ranknesses, respeaking, undertakes, winemakers. | |
+4 letters: awestricken, barkentines, embarkments, franknesses, greenshanks, keratinizes, larkinesses, linebackers, moneymakers, noisemakers, nonspeakers, rattlesnake, starknesses, streakiness, supertanker, undertakers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6E 65 61 6B 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -. . .- -.- . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101110 01100101 01100001 01101011 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S n e a k e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006E 0065 0061 006B 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53807167777184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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