pilfer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

/ˈpɪl.fə/ /ˈpɪl.fɚ/ en-us-pilfer.ogg en-au-pilfer.ogg

pilfer pilfers pilfering pilfered pilfre

From earlier pilfre, from Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf.

pelf fib

pilferable pilferage pilferer pilferingly pilferproof unpilfered

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