Stealers Meaning in English
word · lemma: stealer
ˈstiɫɝ
STEE-lerz
stˈiːlɐ
STEE-luhz
Definition
People or things that steal; usually refers to people who take things that do not belong to them.
Usage & Nuances
'Stealers' is less common than 'thieves'; it is informal and mostly used in sports (like 'base stealers' in baseball) or in playful contexts. In crime reports, 'thieves' or 'robbers' is preferred. Rare as a plural for people in general English.
Spanish: ladrones - robadoresPortuguese (BR): ladrõesPortuguese (PT): ladrõesChinese (Simplified): 小偷Chinese (Traditional): 小偷Hindi: चोरArabic: لصوصBengali: চোর - স্টিলার (খেলাধুলায়)Russian: воры - угонщики (в спортивном контексте)Japanese: 盗人（ぬすっと）- スティーラー（スポーツ用語）Vietnamese: kẻ trộm - người cướp (trong thể thao: người đánh cắp bóng)Korean: 도둑 - 스틸러(스포츠에서 사용)Turkish: hırsız - çalıcı (spor terimi)Urdu: چور - اسٹیلہ (کھیل میں)Indonesian: pencuri - pencuri basis (istilah olahraga)
Example Sentences
The stealers took my bike from the yard.
basic
The coach told the stealers to be ready for the next play.
basic
There are stealers in every big city.
basic
Those guys were real stealers—they vanished before anyone noticed.
natural
Baseball teams love aggressive base stealers.
natural
The security guard keeps an eye out for possible stealers in the store.
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