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pilfer
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pil·fer
/
ˈpɪl
fər
/
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[
pil
-fer
]
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verb (used without object),
verb
(used with object)
to steal, especially in small quantities.
Origin:
1540–50;
v. use of
late Middle English
pilfre
booty <
Middle French
pelfre.
See
pelf
Related forms
pil·fer·er,
noun
un·pil·fered,
adjective
Synonyms
thieve, purloin, filch, appropriate.
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pilfer
(ˈpɪlfə)
—
vb
to steal (minor items), esp in small quantities
[C14
pylfre
(n) from Old French
pelfre
booty; see
pelf
]
'pilferer
—
n
'pilfering
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
pilfer
c.1400 (n.), from O.Fr. pelfre "booty, spoils" (11c.), of unknown origin, possibly related to
pelf
. The verb is first recorded 1540s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Sharks up the food chain take their cut, leaving local pirates to
pilfer
crews' watches and mobiles.
It was difficult to tell if the gulls were hoping for leftovers or looking to
pilfer
a fish.
In the event of a disaster, there may be individuals looking to
pilfer
property, increasing losses and damage on-site.
If this is the normal configuration then two agents must act together to
pilfer
luggage.
It was bad enough when sitcoms used to
pilfer
the stories of romantic comedies.
Looters drop by to
pilfer
whatever scraps of metal still wink of profit.
Hungry people scaled utility poles to
pilfer
bits of copper wire to swap for food.
Every war has its scavengers, the officers who barter or
pilfer
supplies that get bogged down in the system.
Will it create a data set that the less than honest can
pilfer
.
The fun begins when two youths head for a neighboring town to
pilfer
exam papers.
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