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stealer

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈstiːlə/ / /ˈstilɚ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”).

  1. One who steals; a thief.

    “a child-stealer”

    “a chicken-stealer”

  2. The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
  3. Clipping of infostealer.