pilfer
pilfer
Definition
pil·fer (pil′fər)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to steal (esp. small sums or petty objects); filch
Etymology: < MFr pelfrer < pelfre, booty
pil′·ferer noun
pilfer
Synonyms
pilfer
Usage Examples
Object
- information: He could use his own password to connect from outside of the building and pilfer information or perhaps funds.
- ball: Nathan McGarry continued his impressive form as he roamed looking to pilfer ball and turn defense to attack.
- family: Inheritance tax hits hardworking middle-income earners the hardest, pilfering an asset families have spent their lives working for.
- good: Emptied his bucket of most of his charm so he can fill it with pilfered goods.
- cash: They didn't know he'd been to the religious leaders or that he'd pilfered the petty cash.
- object: While Dimples entertains at the home of society matron Mrs. Caroline Drew ( Helen Westley ), Appleby pilfers several valuable objects.
Modifying Another Word
- again: Yes, by once again pilfering Western media coverage.
Browse dictionary entries near pilfer
- pilewort
- pileus
- pileup
- pileum
- piles
- pileous
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- pileated woodpecker
- pileate
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- pilferage
- pilgarlic
- pilgrim
- Pilgrim Fathers
- Pilgrim's Progress
- pilgrimage
- pili
- pili-
- piliferous
- piliform
