purloiner
Example Sentences
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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
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
“Read that, Ralph,” said the purloiner; oh! recreant that I was, I read it.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat
But in spite of threats the bat was not brought back nor its purloiner or annexer betrayed.
From Glyn Severn's Schooldays by Charles Pears
It was La of Opar, High Priestess of the Flaming God, and fifty of her horrid priests searching for the purloiner of the sacred sacrificial knife.
From Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs
