PILFERERS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word pilferers. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PILFERERS
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bandits | nounn | |||||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||||
burglars | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who enters a building with intent to steal | ||||||||
embezzlers | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use | ||||||||
looters | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||||
pickpockets | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | ||||||||
plunderers | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||||
robbers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence | ||||||||
shoplifters | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals goods that are in a store | ||||||||
snatchers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who grabs and runs • someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | ||||||||
swindlers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||||
thieves | nounn | |||||||
verb • take by theft | ||||||||
snitcher | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals without using violence • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police | ||||||||
sneak thief | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals without using violence |