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LARCENER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does larcener mean? 

LARCENER (noun)
  The noun LARCENER has 1 sense:

1. a person who commits larcenyplay

  Familiarity information: LARCENER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LARCENER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who commits larceny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

larcener; larcenist

Hypernyms ("larcener" is a kind of...):

stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)

Derivation:

larceny (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully)


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