rustler

🇬🇧 UK/'rʌslә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who steals cattle or other livestock.

偷盗牲畜的人,盗贼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
rustleother
+
rone who does, agent
=rustler

Common Collocations

  • 1.cattle rustler偷牛贼
  • 2.[horse rustler][偷马贼]
  • 3.[convicted rustler][被定罪的盗贼]
  • 4.rustler gang盗贼团伙

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The rancher hired extra guards after a rustler stole twenty head of cattle.

  • 2.

    In the Old West, a convicted rustler could face hanging as punishment.

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