Synonyms: fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, canary
Definition: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Similar words: squealer, informer, betrayer, blabber, rat
Definition: one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Synonyms: prowler, stalker, sneak
Definition: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
Similar words: intruder, interloper, trespasser
Definition: someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
Synonyms: sneak
Definition: a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
Similar words: unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Definition: a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
Synonyms: mouse, pussyfoot, creep, sneak
Definition: to go stealthily or furtively
Usage: ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
Similar words: walk
Definition: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Usage: Walk, don't run!; We walked instead of driving; She walks with a slight limp; The patient cannot walk yet; Walk over to the cabinet
Definition: pass on stealthily
Usage: He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
Similar words: hand, give, reach, pass, pass on, turn over
Definition: place into the hands or custody of
Usage: hand me the spoon, please; Turn the files over to me, please; He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Synonyms: abstract, filch, hook, snarf, sneak, nobble, swipe, cabbage, pilfer, pinch, purloin, lift
Definition: make off with belongings of others
Similar words: steal
Definition: take without the owner's consent
Usage: Someone stole my wallet on the train; This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
Synonyms: sneak
Definition: put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner
Usage: sneak a look; sneak a cigarette
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
Synonyms: stealthy, surreptitious, sneak, sneaky, furtive
Definition: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
Usage: a furtive manner; a sneak attack; stealthy footsteps; a surreptitious glance at his watch
Similar words: concealed
Definition: hidden on any grounds for any motive
Usage: a concealed weapon; a concealed compartment in his briefcase