rustler
Americannoun
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a cattle or horse thief
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informal an energetic or vigorous person
Etymology
Origin of rustler
Example Sentences
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The first was an extract from a story about friends who believe they have come across sheep "rustlers" - a word used in the text, which means someone who steals animals from farms.
From BBC
He himself narrowly escaped death, when he and his friends ran away from dozing migrant rustlers in the mountains near Otay Mesa near San Diego.
From Seattle Times
This oasis is so alluring that some rose rustlers have even been caught sneaking clippings.
From Washington Post
The rustler is usually a beekeeper or someone familiar with the transportation of bees.
From Seattle Times
Horseback patrols are now usually used on city streets for crowd control, not to chase after cattle rustlers, so why even use it except to hark back to the days of frontier justice?
From Los Angeles Times
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