noun
Meaning 1
One who pilfers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pilferer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɪlfəɹə(ɹ)/
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noun
Meaning 2
a thief who steals without using violence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sneak thief, snitcher
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thief, stealer
Narrower terms: wharf rat
History
Etymology
From pilfer + -er.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: kruimeldief — one who pilfers
- Esperanto: ŝteletinto — one who pilfers
- French: chapardeur — one who pilfers
- French: chapardeuse — one who pilfers
- Galician: raspiñeiro — one who pilfers
- Galician: raspiñeira — one who pilfers
- German: Langfinger — one who pilfers
- German: Dieb — one who pilfers
- German: Diebin — one who pilfers
- German: Gaudieb — one who pilfers
- German: Gaudiebin — one who pilfers
- Māori: muritai — one who pilfers
- Polish: złodziejaszek — one who pilfers
- Swedish: snattare — one who pilfers
- Ottoman Turkish: قایشجی (kayışcı) — one who pilfers
- Yom: refer — one who pilfers