skulk
verb (used without object)
to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason.
skulker
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a word derived from
skulk.
Example Sentences
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Serkis soars as Sméagol sinks, and if the next two Hobbit films hold hope, it is that this Peter Lorre-esque skulker will get more chances to work his evil magic.
From Time ● Dec. 5, 2012
Gradually he connected the skulker in the third row with the occasional byline above movie reviews.
From Time ● Jun. 21, 2012
The question of relief corruption, long a skulker in the flickering outskirts of national politics, suddenly leaped last week into the blazing firelight of the 1936 Presidential campaign as an issue of prime importance.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had despised the fellow as a "skulker," from the moment he had seen him sneaking about the grounds like a spy, as he truly suspected him to be.
From Donald and Dorothy by Mary Mapes Dodge
When the police appeared, "Huddle-um!" was the watchword that sent every skulker to cover.
From Two Years in Oregon by Wallis Nash
