deer-stealern.

Forms: see deer n. and stealer n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: deer n., stealer n.¹

Etymology: < deer n. + stealer n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdeer-ˌstealer.

A poacher who kills and steals deer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > stealers of animals > [noun] > stealers of other animals

deer-stealera1641

sheep-stealer1656

prig-napper1676

dognapper1901

a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1883) II. 296 Old notorious deerestealers.

c1689 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) 75 To discover dear-stealers and trespassers within the said forest.

1714 B. Mandeville Fable Bees i. 131 He promises never to be a Deer-stealer, upon Condition that he shall have Venison of his own.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 206 Among smugglers and deer-stealers.

Derivatives

ˈdeer-ˌstealing n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [noun] > stealing of other animals or livestock

poultry picking?a1500

sheep-stealinga1578

deer-stealing1710

dognapping1921

1710 London Gaz. No. 4702/2 Leave..to bring in a Bill to prevent Dear-stealing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	deer-stealer
释义	deer-stealern. Forms: see deer n. and stealer n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: deer n., stealer n.¹ Etymology: < deer n. + stealer n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdeer-ˌstealer. A poacher who kills and steals deer. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > stealers of animals > [noun] > stealers of other animals deer-stealera1641 sheep-stealer1656 prig-napper1676 dognapper1901 a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1883) II. 296 Old notorious deerestealers. c1689 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) 75 To discover dear-stealers and trespassers within the said forest. 1714 B. Mandeville Fable Bees i. 131 He promises never to be a Deer-stealer, upon Condition that he shall have Venison of his own. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 206 Among smugglers and deer-stealers. Derivatives ˈdeer-ˌstealing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [noun] > stealing of other animals or livestock poultry picking?a1500 sheep-stealinga1578 deer-stealing1710 dognapping1921 1710 London Gaz. No. 4702/2 Leave..to bring in a Bill to prevent Dear-stealing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1641
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