cloaker
One who hides
A cloaker is someone or something that conceals or disguises.
In online contexts, cloaking refers to showing different content to search engines than to human visitors—a deceptive SEO technique—making a cloaker someone who practices this.
In gaming, a cloaker is typically an enemy or character with invisibility abilities: The cloaker dropped from the ceiling and downed me instantly.
Covert information gatherer
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- agentOne who acts independently
operative · intelligence · tradecraft · surveillance · counterintelligence · sabotage · mole · dead-drop
Concealment through visual blending
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskFace-worn concealment
screen · cover · obscure · hidden · enshroud · shadow · smokescreen · invisible
Move with stealth
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- lurkHide while observing
- shadowLight blocked by object
- ghostApparition of the dead
ninja · assassin · silent · undetectable · evasion · surreptitious · ambush · prowl
spy
Covert information gatherer
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
agent · operative · intelligence · tradecraft · surveillance · counterintelligence · sabotage · mole · dead-drop · cipher
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
mask · screen · cover · obscure · hidden · enshroud · shadow · smokescreen · invisible · obfuscate
sneak
Move with stealth
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- lurkHide while observing
- shadowLight blocked by object
ghost · ninja · assassin · silent · undetectable · evasion · surreptitious · ambush · prowl · skulk
cape
Shouldered sleeveless wrap
poncho · shawl · stole · burnoose · serape · tabard · dolman · tippet · abaya · kaftan
cloakerrevealer
One who uncovers
exposer · unveiler · uncoverer · whistleblower · illuminator
cloakerexhibitor
One who displays publicly
displayer · showman · beacon · attention-seeker · show-off
cloakerannouncer
One who introduces programs
herald · proclaimer · advertiser · showman · exhibitionist
- cloak and daggerInvolving secrecy and intrigue
- invisibility cloakGarment rendering wearer unseen
- cloak of invisibilityGarment rendering wearer unseen
- cloaking deviceApparatus enabling invisibility
- hooded cloakGarment draping body and head
- cloaked figurePerson concealed by garment