larcener
noun
a person who commits larceny.
Example Sentences
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On many a petty larcenist as well as on many a bold manipulator has been fixed the title: "Wolf of Wall Street."
From Time Magazine Archive
They could not be stretched to cover the intervening periods, so Little Calamity did his best to be a petty larcenist with indifferent success.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
Sum total—1st page of account— Josephs a larcenist and a corpse.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade
Mrs. Stevens's inferior talents as a petty larcenist had led her into many difficulties, and she gratefully availed herself of The Hopper's offer of his heart and hand.
From A Reversible Santa Claus by Meredith Nicholson
"He is a man named Stay, a petty larcenist, and in my opinion a much more dangerous character than the police have realised."
From The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace
