Dictionary

stealer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• stēlʹər (General-American)
• /ˈstiːlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈstilɚ/ (General-American)

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”).

Meanings

1. (in-compounds) One who steals; a thief.
   • a child-stealer
   • "So I catch you. You stealer! Ho! Ho!" 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 11:
   • “You're a stealer and a robber and a swiper and a thief,” I shouted. 2013, Ruth I. Johnson, Joy Sparton and the Money Mix-Up:
   • a chicken-stealer
2. The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, qualifier:computer security) Clipping of infostealer.
   alt of infostealer

Forms

Deriveds

manstealer · kill stealer · cowstealer · cookie stealer · man-stealer · angle stealer · infostealer · sheepstealer · basestealer · menstealer · scene-stealer · deerstealer · shop stealer · men-stealer