heister
heister noun: a thief or burglar.
Noun
heister (plural heisters)
- A thief or burglar.
- Put it down and walk away ... straight to the crime section of your bookstore, where I'd suggest you start with The Hunter, the first book in his classic series about Parker, the heister's heister […]2014, Donald E. Westlake, The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany
Proper noun capitalized: Heister
Heister (plural Heisters)
- A surname from German.
Forms of heister
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | heisters |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Heisters |
Origin of heister
From heist + -er.
Borrowed from German Heister.
Questions about heister
- What does heister mean?
- Heister means a thief or burglar.
- What part of speech is heister?
- Heister can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of heister?
- The plural of heister is heisters.
Words near heister in the dictionary
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