rustler

rus·tle  (rsl)

v. rus·tled, rus·tling, rus·tles

v.intr.

1. To move with soft fluttering or crackling sounds.

2. To move or act energetically or with speed.

3. To forage food.

4. To steal livestock, especially cattle.

v.tr.

1. To cause to rustle.

2. To obtain by rustling: rustled up some food in the kitchen.

3. To steal (livestock, especially cattle).

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[Middle English rustlen, perhaps of imitative origin.]

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rustler n.

rustling·ly adv.

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rustler [ˈrʌslə]

n

1. Chiefly US and Canadian a cattle or horse thief

2. US and Canadian informal an energetic or vigorous person

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rustler - someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) cattle thief stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Translations

rustler [ˈrʌsləʳ] N → ladrón/ona m/f de ganado, abigeo/a m/f (Mex)

rustler [ˈrʌslə^r] n (mainly US) → voleur/euse m/f de bétail

rustler

n (= cattle thief) → Viehdieb(in) m(f)

rustler [ˈrʌsləʳ] n → ladro di bestiame