Thesaurus results for RUSTLER

rustler

noun

as in bandit

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Recent Examples of rustler The 20-track LP serves as equal parts music and cinema in which Crockett weaves a tale of McLane as a cattle rustler on the run from the law who — eventually — gets his redemption. —

Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026 Siringo was appointed a New Mexico Ranger in 1916 and for two years saw active service against cattle rustlers. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Now comes Bryan Burrough’s new book, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild, to end the scrubbing of Hardin’s life of crime, along with those of many other murdering cattle rustlers, cheating saloon gamblers, and quick-draw vigilantes. —

Clifford Krauss, Air Mail, 7 June 2025 Gone were the twisted souls of the Deep South, replaced with stoic ranch hands, rustlers and gunslingers whose lives and fates played out in the harsh midday sun. —

Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023 The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881. —

BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 The friendship between the lawman (played by Barry Sullivan) and the gun-toting rustler was fictionalized and greatly exaggerated over the show’s 75 episodes; many historians believe that Sheriff Garrett actually shot and killed Billy in 1881. —

New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 The rustler is usually a beekeeper or someone familiar with the transportation of bees. —

Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022

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An unusual theft at a Pennsylvania Wawa has police going bananas for a pair of potassium bandits.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026