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Definitions for Purloiner
[1] to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
[2] to commit theft; steal.
[3] to take (something) dishonestly; steal
Words related to Purloiner
purloinbandit, burglar, cheat, clip, criminal, crook, highwayman, hijacker, kleptomaniac, mugger, pickpocket, pilferer, pirate, plunderer, prowler, robber, sniper, stealer, swindler, embezzler
Words nearby Purloiner
purloinpurl, purler, purlieu, purlin, purlin plate, purloin, purpart, purparty, purple, purple bacteria, purple beech
Origin of Purloiner
1400–50; late Middle English purloynen < Anglo-French purloigner to put off, remove, equivalent to pur- (< Latin prō- pro-1) + -loigner, derivative of loin at a distance, far off < Latin longē
Other words from Purloiner
pur·loin·er , noun
un·pur·loined , adjective
Word origin for Purloiner
C15: from Old French porloigner to put at a distance, from por- for + loin distant, from Latin longus long
Synonyms for Purloiner
bandit, burglar, cat burglar, cheat, clip, criminal, crook, defalcator, embezzler, heister, highway robber, highwayman, hijacker, holdup artist, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, lifter, moonlighter, mugger, owl, pickpocket, pilferer, pirate, plunderer, porch climber, prowler, robber, scrounger, shoplifter, sniper, spider, stealer, stickup artist, swindler