pilfer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make off with belongings of others

Etymology

From earlier pilfre, from Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift

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