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An art historian and portrait painter, Mount stands accused of pursuing a third career as well: pilferer of rare historical documents.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

The whole school had gone distracted, but the pilferer was too clever to be caught.

From The Motor Maids' School Days by Stokes, Katherine