| 单词 |
pilferer |
| 释义 |
pilferer|ˈpɪlfərə(r)| [f. as prec. + -er1.] One who pilfers; a petty thief.
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Desrobbeur & pilleur, a theef, a robber, a picker, a pilferer. 1587Harrison England iii. xv. (1878) ii. 101 [Small fairs] are oft prejudiciall to such as dwell neere hand..by pilferers that resort vnto the same. 1634Wither Emblemes 167 The poore and petty pilferers you see On wheeles, on gibbets and the gallow tree. 1728Young Love Fame iii. 90 Thieves of renown, and pilferers of fame. 1840Macaulay Ess., Clive (1854) 533/2 The whole crew of pilferers and oppressors from whom he had rescued Bengal. |

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