sneaking regarder

Etymology

 * sneaking regard -er

Noun

 * 1)  With regard to physical force Irish republicanism: someone who sympathises with it without actively supporting it; someone whose opposition to it is equivocal or less than wholehearted.
 * 2)  Someone who supports an unpopular cause.
 * 3) * 2011 May 12, Ivan Yates, "Get well soon Garret, we still need your wisdom and experience" Irish Examiner
 * Critics dismissed FitzGerald as a “sneaking regarder” and a West Brit — betraying the idealism of 1916 and aspirations of Irish sovereignty.
 * 1) * 2011 May 12, Ivan Yates, "Get well soon Garret, we still need your wisdom and experience" Irish Examiner
 * Critics dismissed FitzGerald as a “sneaking regarder” and a West Brit — betraying the idealism of 1916 and aspirations of Irish sovereignty.