pilferer
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pil·fer
(pĭl′fər)v. pil·fered, pil·fer·ing, pil·fers
v.tr.
To steal (a small amount or item). See Synonyms at steal.
v.intr.
To steal or filch.
[From Middle English pilfre, booty, spoils, from Old French pelfre; probably akin to felpe, frepe, old clothes; see frippery.]
pil′fer·age (-ĭj) n.
pil′fer·er n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it wharf rat - someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses |
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pilferer
nounA person who steals:
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سارِق
zlodějíček
småtyv
hnuplari
zlodejíček
arakçı
pilferer
[ˈpɪlfərəʳ] N → ratero/a m/f, ladronzuelo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pilferer
n → Dieb(in) m(f), → Langfinger m (inf)
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pilferer
[ˈpɪlfərəʳ] n → ladruncolo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pilfer
(ˈpilfə) verb to steal (small things). He pilfered enough pieces of wood from the factory to make a chair.
ˈpilferage nounˈpilferer noun
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