skulker

as in skunk
someone who acts in a sly and secret manner she surprised the skulker eavesdropping beneath her window

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Noun
  • That included building a short block wall to separate the deck from the yard — and prevent skunks, possums and other critters from creeping under the deck — build an open fence to surround the property, and add a swale to retain rainwater.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Then other critters came to feast on the skunk’s leftovers, the incredible video shows.
    Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the heat of its bloodlust, the weasel had killed the entire flock.
    Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • There’s narrative justice in lumping him with the weasel, the depraved, the criminal, the pedophile.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Just a few weeks ago, Pippen encountered a snake inside the place.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025
  • Bob Wexler, a local expert birder, will provide information about birds and their habitats. — A wrangler from Gatorland will bring alligators, snakes, lizards and more to the library during a Gatorland Live event at 11 a.m. and noon June 6.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Robbie said the now-assistants’ desk chairs was used by Will Ferrell and his Mattel execs Take a sneak peak inside Margot Robbie’s office!
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 28 May 2025
  • Talking to Newsweek, the presenter of America's biggest talent show offered a sneak peak of what its millions of viewers are in for.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Although ostensibly set 15 years after Nora stormed out on Torvald and her three children, the play takes place in a theatrical present that has one antique-looking shoe in the late 19th century and one whimsical sneaker in the early 21st.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • Tailored suits, colorful dresses, crisp sneakers, and stylish hats were all in rotation.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 May 2025
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“Skulker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skulker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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