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stealer

Syllables: steal·erUK/ˈstiːlə/US/ˈstilɚ/

stealer noun: one who steals; a thief. Also the clipping of infostealer.

Noun

stealer (plural stealers)

  1. (in-compounds) One who steals; a thief.
    • a child-stealer
    • a chicken-stealer
  2. The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.

Also used as

stealer is also the clipping of infostealer.

Forms of stealer

pluralstealers

Plural of stealer: stealers

Origin of stealer

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”).

Words formed from stealer

Words that rhyme with stealer

Questions about stealer

What does stealer mean?
Stealer means one who steals; a thief.
What part of speech is stealer?
Stealer is a noun.
How do you pronounce stealer?
Stealer is pronounced /ˈstiːlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of stealer?
The plural of stealer is stealers.

Words near stealer in the dictionary

  1. stealage
  2. steale
  3. stealection
  4. stealections
  5. stealed
  6. stealer
  7. stealers
  8. stealership
  9. stealerships
  10. steales
  11. stealest

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