purloiner
Example Sentences
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One glance at her sweet, highbred features was sufficient to exonerate her as a purloiner of gentlemen's garments.
From Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
The purloiner nodded, and his lips twisted into a smile of triumph, as he thrust the sheet of paper into his own pocket.
From The Roof Tree by Lee F. Conrey
I have strong doubts of his being the purloiner of the sword.
From Notes and Queries, Number 12, January 19, 1850 by Various
"No," replied the presumed purloiner seriously, "I sot it on the top of the gate-post--the high one."
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Henry Llewellyn Williams
You owed this summary justice as well to the purloiner as to the public.
From True Riches Or, Wealth Without Wings by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
