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Noun

S: (n) sneak (a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible)

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) unpleasant person, disagreeable person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

S: (n) aggravator, annoyance (an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating)
S: (n) alienator (an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile)
S: (n) anathema, bete noire (a detested person) "he is an anathema to me"
S: (n) asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)
S: (n) bore, dullard (a person who evokes boredom)
S: (n) cold fish (an aloof unemotional person)
S: (n) creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)
S: (n) critic (someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments)
S: (n) cunt, bitch (a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked) "she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch"
S: (n) cynic, faultfinder (someone who is critical of the motives of others)
S: (n) egotist, egoist, swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)
S: (n) grabber (an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately)
S: (n) grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch (a bad-tempered person)
S: (n) incubus (someone who depresses or worries others)
S: (n) joker, turkey (a person who does something thoughtless or annoying) "some joker is blocking the driveway"
S: (n) monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)
S: (n) oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)
S: (n) pain, pain in the neck, nuisance (a bothersome annoying person) "that kid is a terrible pain"
S: (n) pawer (a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner)
S: (n) peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)
S: (n) pharisee (a self-righteous or sanctimonious person)
S: (n) pill (a unpleasant or tiresome person)
S: (n) prima donna (a vain and temperamental person)
S: (n) prude, puritan (a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum)
S: (n) rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git (a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible) "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
S: (n) scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer (someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision)
S: (n) scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)
S: (n) selfish person (a person who is unusually selfish)
S: (n) sneak (a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible)
S: (n) sneerer, scorner (a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression)
S: (n) snob, prig, snot, snoot (a person regarded as arrogant and annoying)
S: (n) snorter (someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound)
S: (n) unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman (a woman who is an unpleasant person)
S: (n) upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
S: (n) upstart (an arrogant or presumptuous person)
S: (n) vulgarian (a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth))
S: (n) whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)
S: (n) worm, louse, insect, dirt ball (a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)

derivationally related form

S: (n) prowler, sneak, stalker (someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions)

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
derivationally related form

S: (n) fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary (someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)

Verb

S: (v) sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot (to go stealthily or furtively) "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
S: (v) sneak (put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner) "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
S: (v) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift (make off with belongings of others)
S: (v) slip, sneak (pass on stealthily) "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

Adjective

S: (adj) furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed) "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"