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pil⋅fer
[pil-fer] 
fər
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
| to steal, esp. in small quantities. |
Related forms:
pil⋅fer⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
thieve, purloin, filch, appropriate.
thieve, purloin, filch, appropriate.
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| pil·fer (pĭl'fər) v. pil·fered, pil·fer·ing, pil·fers v. tr. To steal (a small amount or item). See Synonyms at steal. v. intr. To steal or filch. [From Middle English pilfre, spoils, from Old French pelfre.] pil'fer·age (-ĭj) n., pil'fer·er n. |
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Pilfer
Pil"fer\, v. t. To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little. And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep. --Cowper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : pilfer
Spanish:
hurtar, robar,
German:
stibitzen,
Japanese:
盗む
pilfer
c.1400 (n.), from O.Fr. pelfre "booty, spoils" (11c.), of unknown origin, possibly related to pelf. The verb is first recorded 1548.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pil·fer
Pronunciation: 'pil-f&r
Function: intransitive verb
: to steal esp. in small amounts and often again and again
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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