rustler

[ruhs-ler] / ˈrʌs lər /

NOUN

beggar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bum panhandler vagabond

STRONG

asker borrower deadbeat hobo homeless person mendicant scrounger supplicant tramp unhoused person

WEAK

supplicator

NOUN

raider

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pirate

STRONG

bandit buccaneer freebooter highwayman hijacker looter marauder pilferer pillager plunderer privateer

NOUN

robber

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bandit burglar con artist crook looter marauder mugger pickpocket pirate raider shoplifter swindler thief thug

STRONG

brigand buccaneer cardsharper cheat chiseler corsair desperado despoiler fence forager fraud hijacker housebreaker operator pilferer pillager plunderer prowler punk safecracker sandbagger stealer stickup

WEAK

cat burglar cattle thief grafter holdup artist second-story operator

Antonyms

STRONGEST

law police

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The rustler is usually a beekeeper or someone familiar with the transportation of bees.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2022

An eccentric gunfighter for hire must protect a cattle baron’s herd from a rustler and his gang.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2021

Is that a breeze, or could a rustler be lurking there, ready to swathe himself like a ghost?

From The New Yorker • Oct. 12, 2018

The rangers have the respect of cattle rustlers; they know this because a rustler said so.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011

"A crook! A pirate! A brigand! A rustler!"

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl