purloiner
- 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 Pears, Charles
“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
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)
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 Burroughs, Edgar Rice
