pilferer

Example Sentences

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He wrote a letter to the American Medical Association, proclaiming that “some unconscionable scientific pilferer is trying to steal my entire life.”

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022

The police arrived quickly and the posh pilferer had already disappeared, another indication that he knew what he was after, Rouches said.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2011

Acting as combined prosecutor, jury & judge, Judge T. Webber Wilson denounced the pilferer as "a Judas and Benedict Arnold to your country," found him guilty, sentenced him to pay a $200 fine.

From Time Magazine Archive

An art historian and portrait painter, Mount stands accused of pursuing a third career as well: pilferer of rare historical documents.

From Time Magazine Archive

If he were a dockyard pilferer, it was a nuisance, and a complication in my affairs, but I might pull through the difficulty with presence of mind.

From We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty