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SHADOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shadower mean?
• SHADOWER (noun)
The noun SHADOWER has 1 sense:
1. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Familiarity information: SHADOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("shadower" is a kind of...):
follower (someone who travels behind or pursues another)
spy (a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people)
Derivation:
shadow (follow, usually without the person's knowledge)
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