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sneaksman

sneaksman noun: a thief who operates by stealth.

Noun

sneaksman (plural sneaksmen)

  1. (obsolete) A thief who operates by stealth.
    • The “Cadgers,” again, are to the class of cheats what the “Sneaksmen” are to the thieves, the lowest of all, being the least distinguished for those characteristics which mark the other members of the same body. As the “Sneaksmen” are the least daring and expert of all the thieves, so are the...1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861

Forms of sneaksman

pluralsneaksmen

Origin of sneaksman

From sneak + -s- + -man.

Questions about sneaksman

What does sneaksman mean?
Sneaksman means a thief who operates by stealth.
What part of speech is sneaksman?
Sneaksman is a noun.
What is the plural of sneaksman?
The plural of sneaksman is sneaksmen.

Words near sneaksman in the dictionary

  1. sneaks out
  2. sneaks past
  3. sneaks up
  4. sneaksbies
  5. sneaksby
  6. sneaksman
  7. sneaksmen
  8. sneaksome
  9. sneakthief
  10. sneakthieves
  11. sneaky

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