What is the Latin word for pilferer?

The usual Latin words for “pilferer” are fūrunculus, fūr, pecūlātor; also dēpecūlor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“pilferer” in Latin

fūrunculuspilferer (petty thief); pointed burning sore on the human body; boil, furuncle; germ or knob on a vine, so called from i fūra thief; a rogue, rascal, blackguard; a robber-bee, a bee that steals honey from other beehives pecūlātorembezzler dēpecūlorto despoil, pillage, rifle, plunder, embezzle

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

pilferer

furunculus (petty thief): fur (thief): peculator (peculator, embezzler): depeculator (embezzler).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for pilferer?: The usual Latin words for “pilferer” are fūrunculus, fūr, pecūlātor; also dēpecūlor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.