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snider

US/ˈsnaɪdɚ/

snider is the comparative form of snide.

Meaning of snide

Adjective

snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)

  1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
    • Don't make snide remarks to me.
  2. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
    • Have nothing to do with snide goods; let it be known throughout the world that the farmers and dairymen, yea, and those engaged in other industries in the great State of Illinois, produce only the best of everything in their lines, and we will be the last to feel the effects of over-production.1890, Illinois State Dairymen's Association, Annual Report (volume 16, page 21)

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Proper noun capitalized: Snider

Snider

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Noun capitalized: Snider

Snider (plural Sniders)

  1. (historical) A breech-loading rifle formerly used in the British service.

Forms of snider

pluralSniders

Origin of snider

The rifle is named from the surname of its inventor.

Words that rhyme with snider

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about snider

What does snider mean?
Snider means a surname.
What is snider the comparative form of?
Snider is the comparative form of snide.
What part of speech is snider?
Snider can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce snider?
Snider is pronounced /ˈsnaɪdɚ/ (US).

Words near snider in the dictionary

  1. snide pitcher
  2. snide pitchers
  3. snidely
  4. snideness
  5. snidenesses
  6. snider
  7. Sniderman
  8. Sniders
  9. snides
  10. snidest
  11. snidey

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Adapted from Wiktionary: snider (page history and authors); Snider (page history and authors); snide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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