NOUN | artifact | sneaker, gym shoe, tennis shoe | a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber / rubber sole |
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person | sneaker, fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, canary | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police |
Sounds | sniy'ker | |
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Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... |
Meaning | A canvas shoe with a pliable rubber / rubber sole. | |
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Synonyms | gym shoe, tennis shoe | |
Narrower | plimsoll | A light gym shoe with a rubber / rubber sole and a canvas top |
Broader | shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
Spanish | bamba, zapatilla de gimnasia, zapatillas de tenis | |
Catalan | bamba, sabatilles de tennis |
Meaning | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police. | |
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Synonyms | fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, canary | |
Broader | informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber | One who reveals confidential information in return for money |
Spanish | canario, delator, infiltrado, informante, malsín, soplón | |
Catalan | delator, espieta, soplón |
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