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sneaking regarders

sneaking regarders is the plural of sneaking regarder.

Meaning of sneaking regarder

Noun

sneaking regarder (plural sneaking regarders)

  1. (Ireland, derogatory) With regard to physical force Irish republicanism: someone who sympathizes with it without actively supporting it; someone whose opposition to it is equivocal or less than wholehearted.
    • We have had to endure the 'sneaking regarder' version of events, whereby every waver of a green flag is sanctified and those who tried to do something as boring as maintain the integrity and stability of the state and the rule of law are vilified.2014, Demond O'Malley, Conduct Unbecoming, Gill & Macmillan, →ISBN
  2. (broadly) Someone who supports an unpopular cause.
    • Critics dismissed FitzGerald as a “sneaking regarder” and a West Brit — betraying the idealism of 1916 and aspirations of Irish sovereignty.2011 May 12, Ivan Yates, "Get well soon Garret, we still need your wisdom and experience" Irish Examiner

Questions about sneaking regarders

What is sneaking regarders the plural of?
Sneaking regarders is the plural of sneaking regarder.

Words near sneaking regarders in the dictionary

  1. sneaking around
  2. sneaking in
  3. sneaking out
  4. sneaking past
  5. sneaking regarder
  6. sneaking regarders
  7. sneaking suspicion
  8. sneaking suspicions
  9. sneaking up
  10. sneakingly
  11. sneakingness

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