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Search phrase: stealer

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL III.iv.21Yes, I think he is not a pick-purse nor a horse-stealer,Yes, I thinke he is not a picke purse, nor a horsestealer,
CymbelineCym II.iii.69Their deer to th' stand o'th' stealer: and 'tis goldTheir Deere to'th'stand o'th'Stealer: and 'tis Gold
HamletHam III.ii.343And do still, by these pickers and stealers.So I do still, by these pickers and stealers.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.207transgression is in the stealer.transgression is in the stealer.

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Glossary

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pickers and stealershands
pick-pursepickpocket, purse-stealer
stealers[in expressions]

Thesaurus

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pickers and stealersstealers
purse-stealerpick-purse

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HORSEPEOPLEhorse-stealer n
STEALPEOPLEhorse-stealer n, stealer n

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