rustler
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈrʌslər/
- US
:
ladrón de ganado
- In the 1980s and 1990s, in rare cases, persistent burglars or cattle rustlers died at the hands of community members.
- cattle rustlers
He was a, he wasn't a rustler by trade, but he was good at, at doing those sorts of things.
- He was a, he wasn't a rustler by trade, but he was good at, at doing those sorts of things.
Examples
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In 4 months, he was shot for being a cattle rustler.
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He said he saw the rustler.
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The men these rustlers killed, they were my friends.
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"Every farmer up and down this river is itching to get a shot at a rustler."
Fiction book (2001) -
We knew we'd found our rustlers.
Fiction book (1997) -
Under the threat of army intervention, the Pangor villagers finally turned the suspected rustler over to the government authorities.
Academic text (2001) -
Cattle we brought in were hazed off by Indians and rustlers.
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Not long before, a cattle rustler out in Hendry County had shot Mr. Cole with a few shotgun pellets.
Fiction book (1990) -
In a town with no sheriff, for example, individuals, families, or other groups may have to drive off cattle rustlers and forcibly recover property unlawfully acquired by such offenders.
Academic text (2003) -
The ranchers hired extra hands to protect their cattle from rustlers who might steal them at night.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who takes someone else's things without permission
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4.6
A person who takes things that belong to others without permission
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6.7
A person who steals cows or other farm animals
A person who takes sheep illegally to keep or sell them
A person who illegally takes other people's things
How Criminal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rustler comes from the verb rustle, which means 'to move quietly' or 'to make a soft sound'. A helpful way to remember it is that thieves would quietly drive away cows and other animals, so a rustler is someone who steals livestock.