Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who commits larceny.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as larcener.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who commits larceny, a thief.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who commits larceny

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Examples

  • John is a criminal infringer — a veritable grand larcenist — or blithely surmise that copyright law must not mean what it appears to say.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • Perhaps this dim-bulb mayor, and the MSM in fawning over Klepto Deb, are confusing pragmatist with pilferer or purloiner or maybe larcenist.

    Sound Politics: What does "pragmatist" mean? 2006

  • Since a three-time larcenist was subject to sterilization and a three-time embezzler was not, the law was unconstitutional.

    Is Roe Good Law? 2008

  • Indeed, one must either irrationally conclude that John is a criminal infringer—a veritable grand larcenist—or blithely surmise that copyright law must not mean what it appears to say.

    Archive 2007-11-18 2007

  • Indeed, one must either irrationally conclude that John is a criminal infringer—a veritable grand larcenist—or blithely surmise that copyright law must not mean what it appears to say.

    Archive 2007-11-01 glyn moody 2007

  • Indeed, one must either irrationally conclude that John is a criminal infringer—a veritable grand larcenist—or blithely surmise that copyright law must not mean what it appears to say.

    Some is Rotten in the State of Copyright glyn moody 2007

  • But this … Good sweet Christ, the little larcenist was a fetching piece, from her dark winged eyebrows to her wide-set, exotically tipped eyes, a piercing shade of green, her pert nose, high cheekbones, and a mouth so damn full and wide he was already contemplating its possibilities.

    Naughty or Nice MELANIE GEORGE 2004

  • But this … Good sweet Christ, the little larcenist was a fetching piece, from her dark winged eyebrows to her wide-set, exotically tipped eyes, a piercing shade of green, her pert nose, high cheekbones, and a mouth so damn full and wide he was already contemplating its possibilities.

    Naughty or Nice MELANIE GEORGE 2004

  • But this … Good sweet Christ, the little larcenist was a fetching piece, from her dark winged eyebrows to her wide-set, exotically tipped eyes, a piercing shade of green, her pert nose, high cheekbones, and a mouth so damn full and wide he was already contemplating its possibilities.

    Naughty or Nice MELANIE GEORGE 2004

  • Because no one enters many of these homes without an invitation, it is a given this larcenist, whomever he or she might be, is a member of the peerage.

    Almost a Whisper Charlene Cross 1994

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