stealer

English

Etymology

steal +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstiːlə/
(General American) enPR: stēlʹər, IPA^(key): /ˈstilɚ/
Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ)
Hyphenation: steal‧er

Noun

stealer (plural stealers)

(chiefly in combination) One who steals; a thief.
a child-stealer; a chicken-stealer
- 2013, Ruth I. Johnson, Joy Sparton and the Money Mix-Up
  “You're a stealer and a robber and a swiper and a thief,” I shouted.
(shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.

References

stealer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Laertes, Laseter, e-alerts, earlets, elaters, realest, relates, reslate, teleras

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