stealer
English
/ˈstiːlə/, /ˈstilɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (mostly) One who steals; a thief.
- (shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stelere suffix from English steal (sneak).
Origin
English
steal
Gloss
sneak
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- base English
- basestealer English
- besteal English
- cow English
- cowstealer English
- forsteal English
- instealing English
- kill English
- kill stealer English
- man English
- manstealer English
- men English
- menstealer English
- sheep English
- sheepstealer English
- shop steal English
- steal English
- stealable English
- stealest English
- stealeth English
- stealth English
- unsteal English
- upsteal English
- stelen Middle English
- stelere Middle English
- stjæle Danish
- stjæler Danish
- stilim Tok Pisin