A person who knowingly buys or deals in stolen goods. Formerly also: †a person who harbours a criminal or fugitive (obsolete). Cf. resetter, n.

One who ‘takes in’ or receives stolen property. Obsolete.

Chiefly Scots Law. A receiver of stolen or fraudulently acquired goods.

cant. A receiver of stolen goods (see quot. 1591). Obsolete.

A person who buys and sells goods, a trader; (cant) a dealer in stolen goods.

Thieves' slang. A receiver of stolen goods.

slang. (See quots.)

a receiver and storer of stolen goods.

Criminals' slang. A house where stolen goods are received. Now archaic and rare.

cant. A thief. Also: a person who receives stolen goods. Cf. family, n. 6. Obsolete.

Criminals' slang. A receiver of stolen goods. Cf. lock, n.2 18. Obsolete. rare.

= fence, n. 8a. Thieves' slang.

A receiver of stolen property. rare.

A person who deals with or trades in goods or commodities; (now also) spec. a person who handles stolen goods.