单词 | pilferer |
释义 | pilferer (once / 36035 pages) n WORD FAMILY pilferer: pilferers+/pilfer: pilferage, pilfered, pilferer, pilfering, pilfers USAGE EXAMPLESWell, set a bandit, crook, pilferer, plunderer to catch a larcener, criminal, defalcator, cheat I suppose. The Guardian(Aug 08, 2014) When the pilferer could only listen to caching, the jays avoided noisy gravel and instead used sand and quiet locations when hiding their provisions. New York Times(Dec 10, 2012) "Thank God, there are few thieves or pilferers within the circle of my acquaintance, which is not small." James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), The Gipsy (Vols I & II)—A Tale(2012) n a thief who steals without using violence Syn|Hypo|Hyper sneak thief, snitcher wharf rat someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses stealer, thief a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
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