filchern.
/ˈfɪltʃə/, /ˈfɪlʃə/, U.S. /ˈfɪltʃər/ One who filches; a petty thief, pilferer.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun]
mitcher?c1225
nimmera1325
pilferer1350
truffer1485
lurcher1528
picker1549
filcher1557
purloiner1557
prig1567
prigger1567
prigman1567
fingerer1575
piker1590
prag1592
nibbler1598
lurch-man1603
petty larcener1640
budge1673
catch-cloaka1679
prigster1682
sutler1699
marauder1764
snib1823
chicken thief1840
lurker1841
souvenir hunter1862
robberling1865
jackdaw1887
miker1890
frisker1892
bower-bird1926
jagoff1931
magpie1944
slockster-
1557 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandrie sig. A.iii Proloiners and filchers, that loueth for to lurke.
1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. i. xii. 39 Begins to fall upon these filchers.
1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant xxxviii. 152 The Arabians are the greatest Filchers in the World.
1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn II. x. 138 He is a filcher of caps and napkins from a washerwoman's basket.
Derivatives
ˈfilchery n. the art or practice of a filcher.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun]
micherya1393
mitchinga1393
picking1402
purloining1417
pilferc1425
pickery1460
pilfering1548
filching1567
lurching1570
pilfery1573
petty larceny1578
filching-tradea1592
prigging1591
filchery1607
nimming1607
sneaking-budge1699
pilferage1732
cabbaging1774
weeding1819
pilferment1823
crib1855
filch1877
souveniring1919
1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders xv. 82 Feates of filchery and cunning conueyance.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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