A robber, a petty thief. Now historical.
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > petty thief or pilferer > [noun] (35) mitcher?c1225 A robber, a petty thief. Now historical. nimmera1325 A person who takes something. In later use (slang): spec. a pilferer, a petty thief. Also in extended use. pilferer1350 A thief, esp. a petty thief. truffer1485 A deceiver; a cheat, an impostor. Also: a thief. lurcher1528 One who pilfers or filches in a mean fashion; a petty thief, swindler, rogue. picker1549 A person who steals, esp. small things that may be readily picked up; a pilferer, a petty thief (in later use usually one who picks pockets). filcher1557 One who filches; a petty thief, pilferer. purloiner1557 A person who purloins things; a (petty) thief, a pilferer; a plagiarist. prig1567 slang. A thief. In later use chiefly: a petty thief. Now historical. prigger1567 A thief. prigman1567 A thief; = prig, n.3 2. fingerer1575 A person who fingers (in various senses of finger, v.); esp. (in early use) a person who acquires or accepts money dishonestly. piker1590 A soldier armed with a pike; = pikeman, n.2 prag1592 A thief; a mischievous person, a trickster. nibbler1598 A person who or thing which nibbles. lurch-man1603 a pilferer. petty larcener1640 One who commits larceny; chiefly petty larcener, one who commits petty larceny. Also figurative. budge1673 See quots. Also attributive. catch-cloaka1679 a robber, a thief. prigster1682 A thief, a pilferer; = prigger, n.1 Cf. prig, n.3 2. sutler1699 slang. (See quot. 1699) Obsolete. marauder1764 In extended use: a predator, scavenger, etc. snib1823 A petty thief. chicken thief1840 A person who steals chickens. lurker1841 A begging impostor; a petty thief. souvenir hunter1862 (a) a person who searches for souvenirs to buy; (b) a person who takes or steals something, esp. an item of historical or cultural interest, to… robberling1865 A petty thief; a small robber. jackdaw1887 figurative and in allusive use. An acquisitive or eclectic person; an indiscriminate collector or hoarder. Also occasionally: a thief or… miker1890 = mitcher, n. frisker1892 One who or that which frisks. Also slang (see frisk, v. 4a), a pilferer. bower-bird1926 figurative. A person who collects ornaments, odds and ends, etc. (see also quot. 1943). Also attributive. Hence as v. intransitive, to pick up… jagoff1931 A person who steals items of little value. rare. magpie1944 A person who collects or hoards objects, information, etc., esp. indiscriminately; an acquisitive or eclectic person; (also) a petty pilferer. Cf… slockster- dialect. A pilferer. Subcategories:— of provisions (1) |
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