purloiner
- a word derived from purloin.
Example Sentences
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But such "conveyings" are honourable to the purloiner.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
“Read that, Ralph,” said the purloiner; oh! recreant that I was, I read it.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick
Was not the purloiner of my treasure and the wanderer the same person?
From Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Brown, Charles Brockden
What can I say of Puck6—the thoroughbred—the simple-hearted—the purloiner of eggs warm from the hen—the flutterer of all manner of Volscians—the bandy-legged, dear, old, dilapidated buffer?
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
One glance at her sweet, highbred features was sufficient to exonerate her as a purloiner of gentlemen's garments.
From Quick Action by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
