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Stealer

//ˈstiːlə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who steals; a thief. in-compounds

    "a child-stealer"

  2. 2
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it wordnet
  3. 3
    The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
  4. 4
    Clipping of infostealer. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

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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