pilfer
verb (used with or without object)
to steal, especially in small quantities.
pilferer
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a word derived from
pilfer.
Example Sentences
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He wrote a letter to the American Medical Association, proclaiming that “some unconscionable scientific pilferer is trying to steal my entire life.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
The police arrived quickly and the posh pilferer had already disappeared, another indication that he knew what he was after, Rouches said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2011
Yet Erving is the second leading pilferer in the A.B.A.
From Time Magazine Archive
An art historian and portrait painter, Mount stands accused of pursuing a third career as well: pilferer of rare historical documents.
From Time Magazine Archive
In allusion to the usurper procuring the crown as a common pilferer or thief, and not by open villainy that carried danger with it.
From Hamlet by Charles John Kean
