Deerstealer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who steals or illicitly takes a deer, especially in England in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

    "30. I. [The Same] to Att. Gen. Coventry. Two under keepers of Lord Denney, deerstealers, committed by him to Chelmsford gaol, have escaped […]"

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"30. I. [The Same] to Att. Gen. Coventry. Two under keepers of Lord Denney, deerstealers, committed by him to Chelmsford gaol, have escaped […]"

Etymology

From deer + stealer.

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