Definitions for PILFER
ˈpɪl fərpil·fer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftverb

   make off with belongings of others

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pilferverb

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

2. Etymology: From pilfre, from pelfre, of unknown origin. Possibly related to pelf.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Pilferverb

   To steal; to gain by petty robbery.

   Etymology: piller, Fr.

   They not only steal from each other, but pilfer away all things that they can from such strangers as do land. George Abbot.

   He would not pilfer the victory; and the defeat was easy. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Leaders, at an army’s head,
   Hemm’d round with glories, pilfer cloth or bread,
   As meanly plunder, as they bravely fought. Alexander Pope.

2. To Pilferverb

   To practise petty theft.

   Your purpos’d low correction
   Is such as basest and the meanest wretches,
   For pilf’rings and most common trespasses,
   Are punish’d with. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   They of those marches
   Shall be a wall sufficient to defend
   Our inland from the pilfering borderers. William Shakespeare.

   I came not here on such a trivial toy,
   As a stray’d ewe, or to pursue the stealth
   Of pilfering wolf. John Milton.

   When these plagiaries come to be stript of their pilfered ornaments, there’s the daw of the fable. Roger L'Estrange.

   Ev’ry string is told,
   For fear some pilf’ring hand should make too bold. John Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pilfer

   Pilferage or pilfering is the act of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, also called petty theft.

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1. pilfer

   Pilfer generally refers to the act of stealing things of relatively small value or in small quantities, often done repeatedly over a period. This act is typically characterized by stealth and avoiding attention.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pilferverb

   to steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft

2. Pilferverb

   to take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little

3. Etymology: [OF. pelfrer. See Pelf.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pilfer

   pil′fėr, v.i. to steal small things.—v.t. to steal by petty theft.—ns. Pil′ferer; Pil′fering, Pil′fery, petty theft.—adv. Pil′feringly. [Pelf.]

How to pronounce PILFER?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PILFER in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PILFER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PILFER in a Sentence

1. Aristophanes, Wasps, 422 B.C.:

   This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never foughtShould contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native landNever to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.

2. Aristophanes:

   This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PILFER
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pilfer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PILFER
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilfer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PILFER
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PILFER