as in thief
one who steals
the Internet has simply provided stealers and scammers with a new venue for their crimes
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Recent Examples of stealer
Nick and Jules’ sister Portia is a real trip, an alternately flighty and haughty mean girl played to devilishly effervescent perfection by Dickinson scene stealer Gus Birney.
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Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Their only hope is that more bubble teams lose, zero bid stealers lose, and maybe the committee even feels bad for leaving Darian DeVries out of the field last year, when DeVries’ West Virginia team was a shocking exclusion.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The other scene stealer is Broadcast News alum Brooks.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Chibnall and series director Chris Sweeney’s cast is quite capable — Rizwan, a scene stealer in Netflix’s Kaos, and Mylchreest, part of the most annoying subplot in Netflix’s Hostage, are among the standouts.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Plus, the legendary Alan Rickman is a screen-stealer as the villain, Hans Gruber.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
While decked out in green and red, this holiday scene stealer is highly toxic to pets (and humans) when ingested.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
But the real scene stealers are the massive gains (60% to 70%) in graphics performance, and the huge AI performance boost.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Ads prominently displayed on search engines are impersonating a wide range of online services in a bid to infect Macs with a potent credential stealer, security companies have warned.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Their only hope is that more bubble teams lose, zero bid stealers lose, and maybe the committee even feels bad for leaving Darian DeVries out of the field last year, when DeVries’ West Virginia team was a shocking exclusion.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The other scene stealer is Broadcast News alum Brooks.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Chibnall and series director Chris Sweeney’s cast is quite capable — Rizwan, a scene stealer in Netflix’s Kaos, and Mylchreest, part of the most annoying subplot in Netflix’s Hostage, are among the standouts.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Plus, the legendary Alan Rickman is a screen-stealer as the villain, Hans Gruber.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
While decked out in green and red, this holiday scene stealer is highly toxic to pets (and humans) when ingested.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
But the real scene stealers are the massive gains (60% to 70%) in graphics performance, and the huge AI performance boost.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Ads prominently displayed on search engines are impersonating a wide range of online services in a bid to infect Macs with a potent credential stealer, security companies have warned.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealer
Noun
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The cemetery in Compton has experienced years of financial hardship and has been frequently targeted by thieves, who break in and take the bronze and copper plaques on headstones.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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In each incident, the thieves pulled up in a white Honda Civic, got out, and stole from the work vans, police said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Domingo nails it as the cutting teacher who has choice words about the robber’s style choices while his students offer their own insults.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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His role as Robbie Prendergrast, a Philadelphia area garbage collector turned trap house robber who is hunted by the FBI, has already earned him a Critics Choice Award nomination, following Critics Choice and Emmy noms for his work in Netflix’s Ozark.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealer. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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