noun
Word Origin late 16th century: (in sense ‘person or animal that sneaks’): the current sense dates from the late 19th century.
Scrabble Points: 11
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Sneakers or trainers, also known by a wide variety of other names, are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise but which are also widely used for everyday casual wear. Wikipedia