pilferer

C2 Topic:Crime & Justice
US /ˈpɪlfəɹə(ɹ)/ UK /ˈpɪlfəɹə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #219868

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who steals small items or small amounts

    The shopkeeper caught the pilferer hiding a loaf beneath his coat.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who steals small... petty thief

Etymology

From pilfer + -er.

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