A person who skulks or sneaks about with dishonest intent; a loiterer; (esp. in 16th and 17th centuries) a pander, a go-between. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun] > one who moves stealthily (7) mitchera1500 A person who skulks or sneaks about with dishonest intent; a loiterer; (esp. in 16th and 17th centuries) a pander, a go-between. Obsolete. prowler1519 A person who prowls, in various senses; spec. (a) (formerly) †one who seeks advantage by any underhand or dishonourable means; a parasite; a… creeper1589 figurative. One who moves stealthily, timidly, or abjectly, or proceeds in a mean and servile way. pussyfoot1907 A person who acts evasively, non-committally, or in an excessively cautious or hesitant manner. Also: a person who behaves in an underhand way… slinker1919 One who slinks about; a shirker. So as v. intransitive, to shirk. pussyfooter1923 An advocate or supporter of the prohibition of alcohol; a teetotaller. Now rare. Subcategories:— when dropping from window (1) |
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