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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 larceny
Familiarity information: LARCENER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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