Thesaurus results for STEALERS

stealers

noun

plural of stealer

as in thieves

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 stealers Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Many common Mac stealers rely on AppleScript or simpler software wrappers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Unlike hackers and data stealers, the people behind data broker websites aren’t breaking any laws. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026 Joining Merlin the duck in the pantheon of heart-stealers is Osito, an 8-year-old rescue poodle mix who’s become an unlikely sensation after arriving at Mexico’s opening match perched on the back of a cargo bicycle, dressed in a Mexico jersey, sunglasses and a cap. — Fernanda Pesce, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Regularly share 'in-progress' updates in public team channels, making your milestones undeniable and deterring credit-stealers. — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Joining Merlin the duck in the pantheon of heart-stealers is Osito, an 8-year-old rescue poodle mix who's become an unlikely sensation after arriving at Mexico’s opening match perched on the back of a cargo bicycle, dressed in a Mexico jersey, sunglasses and a cap. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 Weeds are water and nutrient-stealers that can take over your flowers and reduce flowering. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Base stealers were 3-for-3 against León last year and 10-for-12 in 2023. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 18 May 2026

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Noun

The thieves arrived with two trucks, and the bottles were ripe for the taking as they were already packed and waiting to get shipped to Antinori’s export markets.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
In September, thieves stole four paintings by the Impressionist painter, but abandoned two of four paintings, Portrait of Madame Pichon (1895) and Coco Lisant (1905).

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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The robbers were under the impression that the warehouse held foreign currency but instead found 6,800 candy-bar-sized gold ingots alongside diamonds, travelers checks, and precious metals.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, around seven masked robbers shut off the alarms and surveillance cameras surrounding one of Marchesi Antinori’s cellars in Cortona.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of robbers

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