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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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French President Emmanuel Macron gave a warning this week that thieves would be apprehended.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Today, thieves barely need to leave the comfort of their own couch.

— Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of thieves

Noun

Romero retired from the NYPD as a detective in 2001, a year after he was shot while off duty by armed robbers at his family-run laundromat in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources told ABC New York City station WABC.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
The series opens from the police perspective, but later the story rewinds and is told through the eyes of the robbers and and their hostages inside the bank.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of robbers

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