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Meaning of "pilferer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PILFERER

pilferer  [ˈpɪlfərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILFERER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pilferer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PILFERER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pilferer in the English dictionary

The definition of pilferer in the dictionary is a person who steals small quantities or articles.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILFERER


amphora
ˈæmfərə
anaphora
əˈnæfərə
angophora
æŋˈɡɒfərə
cataphora
kəˈtæfərə
chafferer
ˈtʃæfərə
chamferer
ˈtʃæmfərə
cipherer
ˈsaɪfərə
decipherer
dɪˈsaɪfərə
encipherer
ɪnˈsaɪfərə
epanaphora
ˌɛpəˈnæfərə
offerer
ˈɒfərə
offeror
ˈɒfərə
profferer
ˈprɒfərə
sufferer
ˈsʌfərə
vinifera
vɪˈnɪfərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILFERER

piler
piles
pileum
pileus
pilework
pilewort
pilfer
pilfer-proof
pilferable
pilferage
pilfering
pilferingly
pilfery
pilgarlic
pilgarlicky
pilgrim
Pilgrim Fathers
pilgrimage
Pilgrimage of Grace
pilgrimage site

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILFERER

adulterer
answerer
axe-murderer
bletherer
caterer
considerer
discoverer
Federer
gatherer
hinderer
hunter-gatherer
interferer
murderer
natterer
renderer
sorcerer
tinkerer
wanderer
whisperer
wonderer

Synonyms and antonyms of pilferer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pilferer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILFERER

Find out the translation of pilferer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pilferer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pilferer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小偷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pilferer
570 millions of speakers

English

pilferer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pilferer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المختلس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воришка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pilferer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপহর্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chapardeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguji
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dieb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pilferer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pilferer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tingkah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ăn cắp vặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு திருடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिल्ले करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hırsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pilferer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pilferer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злодюжка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hoț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λωποδύτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gapper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pilferer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pilferer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pilferer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILFERER»

The term «pilferer» is normally little used and occupies the 134.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pilferer
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILFERER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pilferer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pilferer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pilferer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILFERER»

Discover the use of pilferer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pilferer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crime Prevention: The Law Enforcement Officer's Practical Guide
Our focus, for the purpose of the law enforcement crime prevention practitioner, will be on the casual pilferer. The casual pilferer is one who steals for personal use rather than to sell the stolen items. As with any other crime, the pilferer must be ...
Rick Arrington, 2006
2
Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Prison ...
18, 97» (6 (C ll 11 13: CG Stubborn and disobedient, Pilfering, do Stubborn and disobedient, do do do do Drunkard and pilferer, do do do do vdobod do n 'IF.' ' d o Stubborn and disobedient, Vagabond, Stubborn and disobedient, Vagabond  ...
Prison Discipline Society, Prison Discipline Society (Boston, Mass.), 1830
3
Reports of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston
Idle, neglected by pareoti, do do do K 8 ii fll H u u,1 do do do 12 do 8 U 11 H 88, Stubborn and disobedient, Girl, 13 ti 1') do do do U 12 June I, do do 7 M U do do do •# 10 II 18, do do Boy, 13 II 15, Disobedient, H 16 M 27, Drunkard and pilferer,  ...
Prison Discipline Society (Boston, Mass.), 1855
4
Report of the Standing Committee of the Common Council: On ...
Pilferer. Admitted, May, 1827. Discharged to learn a trade under control of his father, Oct. 1829 — since seen frequently, and reported as doing very well. Boy, 13 yrs. Pilferer. Admitted May, 1827. Discharged on Writ of Habeas Corpus, Sept.
Boston (Mass.). Common Council. Standing Committee on House of Reformation for Juvenile Offenders, 1832
5
A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English: ...
Çwitçwut, j. m. (çwid — çwad) A fly pilferer. Pób □Itçwit'î'n tlertrata lVnlllUk.ll pT/ llJílOl) iía. Every ftjfiítbfr ftealingthe verles of good poets. J. Tudur. Çwittavad, î. m. (çwïd — tavad) Small drink. С wit h, a. (çw — ¡di) Lett, tinifter, not right ; awkward;  ...
William Owen Pughe, 1803
6
A Welsh-English dictionary. Geirlyfr Cymraeg a Saesneg, gan ...
Chwiliwr, s. a searcher Chwi'.og, s. the lesser guillemot, a sea fowl so called Chwilota, v. to catch beetles; to pry Chwi.otwr, s a pilferer Chwim, a motion; impulse Chwiraiedydd, s. a stirrer; a mover Chwimio, v to move round briskly Chwimpin, ...
Titus Lewis, 1805
7
Origins of the Social Mind: Evolutionary and Developmental Views
The fact that the same individual can play both the role of cacher and pilferer is important for the relationship between cache protection and mind-reading, as an individual needs to not only keep track of it's own role (cacher or pilferer), but also  ...
Shoji Itakura, Kazuo Fujita, 2009
8
Security Guard Manual
The casual pilferer usually applies to no definite system as to his nefarious actions. When opportunity arises, he will take items for his own use or for the use of somebody. This is hard to detect as this pilferer picks at no regular time but select ...
De leon, Sixto O.
9
Judge who Hated Red Nail Polish, The: And Other Crazy But ...
For example, Henrietta curtis, in 1829, was arrested as a common pilferer for having stolen “two large silver spoons of the value of six dollars, and two silver tea spoons of the value of three dollars, of the goods and chattels of one William  ...
Ilona M. Bray, Richard Stim, 2010
10
Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English
pi. (. au (chwistrell) A squirting, or a springing ; a spouting. Chwistrellu, r. a. ( chwistrell) To syringe. Chwistrellydd,».m. — pi. t. ion (chwistrell) Sqnirter Chwitchwat, ». m. (chwid — chwad) A sly pilferer Fob chwitchwat yn lledrata. Pennlllion ...
William Owen Pughe, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILFERER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pilferer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jewel thief swipes baubles from home
A park-prowling pilferer stole a ball player's backpack from a Bay Ridge Avenue park on July 13. Dream Jobs. The victim set his bag down to ... «Brooklyn Daily, Jul 15»
2
Hunt for plant pilferer: Village in uproar as trowel-wielding thief …
A GREEN-fingered thief with a keen eye for colour has caused outrage by systematically stealing a picturesque village's war memorial garden. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Cheika: 'No risk' in Hooper-Pocock combo
... Argentina next weekend, calls are mounting for a back-row re-jig to allow vice-captain Hooper and master pilferer Pocock to line up together. «ninemsn, Jul 15»
4
Michael Hooper and David Pocock likely to team up for Wallabies …
There is little doubt Australia possesses some of the best on-ball sevens in the world, especially considering Queensland's brilliant pilferer ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
5
Larkham vows 'unpredictable' Wallabies
While Hooper relegated master ball-pilferer Pocock to the bench for his return after two seasons lost to knee injuries, Larkham said there was a ... «SBS, Jul 15»
6
Here is my story
Sufi Ghulam Muhammad's story “The Pilferer” documents machinations of modern slave owners called owners of shops. Today in Kashmir ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
7
Cops nab North Seattle pooch pilferer
Seattle police arrested a man with previous law enforcement encounters Saturday night after a man's dog was taken in the Victory Heights ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
8
Enfield Resident Is Giving Thief a 'Second Choice'
So to that end, the change and credit card pilferer has a 'choice'. In part, here is what Meyer wrote on the Enfield Patch Facebook page:. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
9
Blotter: The case of the pizza pickpocket
The pizza pilferer reportedly replied, "OK, man, chill out," and then punched the man in the face. Police caught up with the pizza thief and ... «Charleston City Paper, Jul 15»
10
Persistent pilferer
At approximately 2 a.m. June 20, police ventured to the 1000 block of South Ninth Street for a report of a robbery in progress, Detective Danielle ... «South Philly Review, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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