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deerstealer

noun

Etymology

From deer + stealer.

  1. inherited from stelere
  2. compounded as deerstealer — “deer + stealer”

Definitions

  1. One who steals or illicitly takes a deer, especially in England in the 17th, 18th and…

    One who steals or illicitly takes a deer, especially in England in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

    • 30. I. [The Same] to Att. Gen. Coventry. Two under keepers of Lord Denney, deerstealers, committed by him to Chelmsford gaol, have escaped […]

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