pilferer

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.

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[From Middle English pilfre, booty, spoils, from Old French pelfre; probably akin to felpe, frepe, old clothes; see frippery.]

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pil′fer·age (-ĭj) n.

pil′fer·er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pilferer - a thief who steals without using violence sneak thief, snitcher 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

noun

A person who steals:

bandit, burglar, highwayman, housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, purloiner, robber, stealer, thief.

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Translations

سارِق

zlodějíček

småtyv

LangfingerDieb

chapardeur

hnuplari

ladruncolo

kruimeldief

naskersmåtyv

zlodejíček

arakçı

小偷小摸

pilferer

[ˈpɪlfərəʳ] N → ratero/a m/f, ladronzuelo/a m/f

Collins 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)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pilferer

[ˈpɪlfərəʳ] n → ladruncolo/a

Collins 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. vaslê يَسْرِق أشْياء زهيدَه отмъквам roubar (u)krást stibitzen hugge; småstjæle κλέβωhurtar, robar näppama دله دزدی کردن näpistää chaparder “לִסחוֹב” चुराना krasti, potkradati ellop mencuri hnupla rubacchiare 盗む 좀도둑질하다 vogti, voginėti zagt; čiept mencuri gappenrappe, naske podwędzić, ukraść دكم څيز غلا كول، پټول roubar a şterpeli, a ciordi воровать, таскать (u)kradnúť zmakniti potkradati snatta ลักเล็กขโมยน้อย aşırmak, araklamak 當小偷 красти; потягти معمولي چيزوں کي چوري کرنا ăn cắp vặt 偷窃（一般指小偷小摸）

ˈpilferage noun

vaslê سَرِقَه، إخْتِلاس дребна кражба roubo drobná krádež geringfügiger Diebstahl småtyveri; rapseri μικροκλοπή hurto, robo näppamine دله دزدی näpistys chapardage לִגנוֹב लघुचोरी, उठाईगिरी potkradanje kisebb lopások pencurian hnupl furterello 盗み 좀도둑질 vogimas, voginėjimas sīka zādzība kejadian mencuri kruimeldiefstalnasking, småtyverikradzież دكم څيز غلا كول roubo furtişag; ciordeală мелкая кража malá krádež manjša kraja potkradanje snatteri การลักขโมย aşırma, araklama 小偷小摸，竊盜行為 дрібна крадіжка چھوٹي چوري hành động ăn cắp vặt 小偷小摸，行窃偷盗

ˈpilferer noun

vaslêer سارِق крадец на дребно ladrão zlodějíček der Langfinger småtyv μικρολωποδύτης ratero, ladrón pikanäpumees آدم دله دزد näpistäjä chapardeur/-euse גנב उचक्का sitni kradljivac tolvaj pencuri hnuplari ladruncolo こそどろ 좀도둑 vagišius zaglis; zaglēns pencuri kruimeldiefnasker, småtyvzłodziej غله سری ladrão hoţ воришка zlodejíček zmikavt koji potkrada snattare ขโมย arakçı 小偷 дрібний крадій معمولي چيزوں کي چوري کرنے والا sự ăn cắp vặt, kẻ ăn cắp vặt 小偷小摸

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