Pilferer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a thief who steals without using violence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪlfɚɹɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪlfəɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪlfəɹə/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɪlfɚɹɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snitcher sneak thief

Word Forms

pilfer	verb	make off with belongings of others
snitch	verb	take by theft

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dieb

ein Dieb, der ohne Gewalt stiehlt

🇫🇷French

chapardeur

un voleur qui vole sans recourir à la violence

🇪🇸Spanish

ladronzuelo

un ladrón que roba sin usar violencia

🇮🇹Italian

ladro

un ladro che ruba senza usare la violenza

🇳🇱Dutch

kruimeldief

een dief die steelt zonder geweld te gebruiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

ladrão

um ladrão que rouba sem usar violência

🇷🇺Russian

вор

вор, который ворует, не применяя насилия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोर

एक चोर जो हिंसा का प्रयोग किए बिना चोरी करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

চুরিকারী

একজন চোর যে সহিংসতা ব্যবহার না করে চুরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்ளையடிப்பவர்

வன்முறையைப் பயன்படுத்தாமல் திருடும் ஒரு திருடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

దొంగిలించేవాడు

హింసను ఉపయోగించకుండా దొంగిలించే దొంగ

🇮🇳Marathi

चोरी करणारा

एक चोर जो हिंसा न करता चोरी करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોરી કરનાર

એક ચોર જે હિંસાનો ઉપયોગ કર્યા વિના ચોરી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳ್ಳತನ ಮಾಡುವವನು

ಹಿಂಸೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸದೆ ಕದಿಯುವ ಕಳ್ಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കള്ളൻ

അക്രമം ഉപയോഗിക്കാതെ മോഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കള്ളൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੋਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਚੋਰ ਜੋ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਚੋਰੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوری کرنے والا

ایک چور جو تشدد کے بغیر چوری کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偷窃者

不使用暴力偷窃的小偷

🇯🇵Japanese

かっぱらい

暴力を使わずに盗む泥棒

🇰🇷Korean

좀도둑

폭력을 쓰지 않고 물건을 훔치는 도둑

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ ăn trộm

một tên trộm ăn trộm mà không sử dụng bạo lực

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ลักลอบ

โจรที่ลักขโมยโดยไม่ใช้ความรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencopet

pencuri yang mencuri tanpa menggunakan kekerasan

🇵🇭Filipino

mang-aagaw

isang magnanakaw na nagnanakaw nang hindi gumagamit ng karahasan

🇲🇾Malay

perompak

pencuri yang mencuri tanpa menggunakan kekerasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سارق

اللص الذي يسرق دون استخدام العنف

🇮🇷Persian

دزد

دزدی که بدون اعمال خشونت دزدی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

hırsız

şiddet kullanmadan çalan hırsız

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוזל

גנב שגונב בלי להשתמש באלימות

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The primary meaning of 'pilferer' is 'a thief who steals without using violence'.

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