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Antonyms for rustler
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ruhs-ler |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌs lər |
Definition of rustler
Origin :- 1820, "one who rustles," agent noun from rustle (v.). American English meaning "cattle thief" is from 1882.
- As in robber : noun person who steals
- As in beggar : noun person asking for charity
- As in raider : noun thief
- Outlaw and rustler opposed the dominion of this peace officer.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
- He waved a hand toward the rustler and shouted down the wind: "Some other day."
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- He picked a way down into the cañon and followed the rustler.
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- I'm here to tell you that I've got evidence to prove that Ford was a rustler an' a hold-up.
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- And you never satisfied your curiosity about who the rustler was?
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- Tell me where it was you saw this rustler—the exact place near as you can locate it.
- Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine
- A tale of the western frontier, where the “rustler” abounds.
- Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine
- He got on the wrong side of the rustler line-up—you know all about that, I reckon?
- Extract from : « Cavanagh: Forest Ranger » by Hamlin Garland
- As Johnny fell, the rustler ducked low and sprang for the door.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories » by Various
- When they couldn't make me out a rustler, they made me out a gambler.
- Extract from : « Laramie Holds the Range » by Frank H. Spearman
Synonyms for rustler
- asker
- bandit
- borrower
- brigand
- buccaneer
- bum
- burglar
- cardsharper
- cat burglar
- cattle thief
- cheat
- chiseler
- con artist
- corsair
- crook
- deadbeat
- desperado
- despoiler
- fence
- forager
- fraud
- freebooter
- grafter
- highwayman
- hijacker
- hobo
- holdup artist
- housebreaker
- looter
- marauder
- mendicant
- mugger
- operator
- panhandler
- pickpocket
- pilferer
- pillager
- pirate
- plunderer
- privateer
- prowler
- punk
- raider
- rustler
- safecracker
- sandbagger
- scrounger
- second-story operator
- shoplifter
- stealer
- stickup
- supplicant
- supplicator
- swindler
- thief
- thug
- tramp
- vagabond
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