stealer
steal·er
stealer · stealers
One who steals; a thiefOne who steals; a thief.
UK/ˈstiːlə/US/ˈstilɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(in compounds)One who steals; a thief.
a child-stealer
a chicken-stealer
The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
More definitions
- a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
Origin
From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian SteFrom Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”).
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Forms
plural: stealersSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it:thief