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Antonyms for forager
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : fawr-ij, for- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr- |
Definition of forager
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French foragier, from forrage (see forage (n.)).
- As in robber : noun person who steals
- As in bandit : noun thief
- But in about a fortnight this forager came home, full of emptiness.
- Extract from : « The Lincoln Story Book » by Henry L. Williams
- "Well, I've got to take off my hat to you as a forager," said Shorty.
- Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) » by John McElroy
- I capchered a forager a little bit ago and took him to headquarters!
- Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) » by John McElroy
- The forager, who belonged to Si's company, crept up to Corporal Klegg and in a conciliatory tone opened negotiations.
- Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) » by John McElroy
- After this our mess was well supplied, and our forager began to look sleek and fat.
- Extract from : « The Women of the Confederacy » by J. L. Underwood
- The forager encumbered with the weight of his plunder finally dropped it and made his escape.
- Extract from : « Under the Stars and Bars » by Walter A. Clark
- It is said that no forager would ever sell any of his loot, that indeed it was a point of honor not to sell.
- Extract from : « The Soul of John Brown » by Stephen Graham
- “Well, if he is a soldier you can depend upon it that he is a forager,” said Bob with decision.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Union » by Lucy Foster Madison
- While I was in the hive a little while ago a forager came in with two great loads of pollen in her pollen baskets.
- Extract from : « Nuova » by Vernon Kellogg
- Besides, the dead deer will be likely to attract more than one forager; so the man sets a circle of traps round the carcass.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Trapper » by A. C. Laut
Synonyms for forager
- bandit
- brigand
- buccaneer
- burglar
- cardsharper
- cat burglar
- cattle thief
- cheat
- chiseler
- con artist
- corsair
- criminal
- crook
- desperado
- despoiler
- fence
- forager
- fraud
- gangster
- grafter
- gunperson
- highwayperson
- hijacker
- holdup artist
- holdup person
- hooligan
- housebreaker
- looter
- marauder
- mobster
- mugger
- operator
- outlaw
- pickpocket
- pilferer
- pillager
- pirate
- plunderer
- prowler
- punk
- racketeer
- raider
- ravager
- robber
- rustler
- safecracker
- sandbagger
- second-story operator
- shoplifter
- stealer
- stickup
- swindler
- thief
- thug
- villain
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