purloin
verb (used with object)
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
purloiner
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a word derived from
purloin.
Example Sentences
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But in spite of threats the bat was not brought back nor its purloiner or annexer betrayed.
From Glyn Severn's Schooldays by Charles Pears
“Read that, Ralph,” said the purloiner; oh! recreant that I was, I read it.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat
It was La of Opar, High Priestess of the Flaming God, and fifty of her horrid priests searching for the purloiner of the sacred sacrificial knife.
From Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs
One glance at her sweet, highbred features was sufficient to exonerate her as a purloiner of gentlemen's garments.
From Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
So this was the Gorgon in question, the purloiner of correspondence, to be placated if possible and defeated vi et armis in case of rebellion!
From A Top-Floor Idyl by George Van Schaick
