hider
One staying unseen
A hider is someone who hides—concealing themselves, objects, or information.
Children playing hide-and-seek are hiders.
The word applies to anyone who keeps things out of sight: She's a hider of emotions, tax hiders moving money offshore.
Less common than the verb it derives from.
Act of hiding something
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- blendCombine into mixture
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
cryptic · camo · pattern · ambush · foliage · thicket · underbrush · masquerade
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- concealmentAct of hiding something
undercover · cloak-and-dagger · incognito · veiled · shrouded · undisclosed · classified · cryptic
Move with stealth
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- shadowLight blocked by object
- ghostApparition of the dead
- silentProducing no sound
ninja · spy · elusive · tracker · stalker · prowler · lurker · tiptoe
concealment
Act of hiding something
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- blendCombine into mixture
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
mimicry · cryptic · camo · pattern · ambush · foliage · thicket · underbrush · masquerade · obscure
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
concealment · undercover · cloak-and-dagger · incognito · veiled · shrouded · undisclosed · classified · cryptic · enigma
sneak
Move with stealth
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- shadowLight blocked by object
- ghostApparition of the dead
silent · ninja · spy · elusive · tracker · stalker · prowler · lurker · tiptoe · creep
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
harbor · retreat · bolthole · safe house · escape · oasis · seclusion · fugitive · runaway · outlaw
seek
Try to find
found · counting · base · den · sardines · manhunt · playground · children · peek
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
hiderexhibitionist
One who exposes themselves
show-off · displayer · attention-seeker · showman · showboat
- hide and seekConcealment pursuit game
- hiding placeConcealed refuge location
- hidden awayStored out of view
- hidden treasureConcealed valuables awaiting discovery
- hidden agendaUndisclosed true purpose
- in hidingConcealed from searchers
hide, hidden, hiding, hideout, hides, hideaway, unhidden, hidebound, hiddenness