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Where does “stealer” come from?

Stealer derives from Middle English stelere, an agent noun formed from the verb meaning to steal.

stealer (English): One who steals; a thief; The endmost plank of a...

Definitions

  1. One who steals; a thief; The endmost plank of a...

Ancestry of “stealer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstelere—

Words derived from “stealer”

  • manstealer
  • sheepstealer
  • menstealer
  • kill steal
  • kill stealer
Every word from Middle English stelere →