Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stealer

/ˈstilɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
steal-er
IPA
/ˈstilɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who steals; a thief.

noun

The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.

noun

Clipping of infostealer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstilɚ/
  • British English: /ˈstiːlə/

Inflected Forms

stealers (plural)

Derived Forms

basestealer cowstealer deerstealer infostealer manstealer menstealer sheepstealer

Phrases

angle stealer cookie stealer kill stealer man-stealer men-stealer scene-stealer shop stealer

Synonyms

thief

Rhymes With

dealer wheeler healer keeler sealer peeler steeler feeler keillor beeler bieler sheeler

Questions

How do you pronounce stealer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstilɚ/.
What does stealer mean?
One who steals; a thief.
Where does stealer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce stealer

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