sneak vs tattler

sneak

noun
  • One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information. 

  • A cheat; a con artist. 

  • An informer; a tell-tale. 

  • The act of sneaking 

  • A sneaker; a tennis shoe. 

  • A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward. 

adj
  • In advance; before release to the general public. 

  • In a stealthy or surreptitious manner. 

verb
  • To stealthily bring someone something. 

  • To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours. 

  • To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. 

  • To take something stealthily without permission. 

tattler

noun
  • One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale. 

  • Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies). 

  • A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc. 

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