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One who practices petty thefts.

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  1. n. One who practices petty thefts.
  2. One who practices petty thefts. [Obs.] Shak. There are political sheepbiters as well as pastoral; betrayers of public trusts as well as of private. L'Estrange.
  3. One who practices petty thefts. [Obs.] Shak.There are political sheepbiters as well as pastoral; betrayers ofpublic trusts as well as of private. L'Estrange.