Stealer
//ˈstiːlə// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who steals; a thief. in-compounds
"a child-stealer"
- 2 a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it wordnet
- 3 The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
- 4 Clipping of infostealer. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Example
More examples""So I catch you. You stealer! Ho! Ho!""
Etymology
From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”).
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