Synonyms for rustlers
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ruhs-ler |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌs lər |
Top 10 synonyms for rustlers Other synonyms for the word rustlers
- asker
- borrower
- brigand
- buccaneer
- cardsharper
- cat burglar
- cattle thief
- cheat
- chiseler
- corsair
- deadbeat
- desperado
- despoiler
- fence
- forager
- fraud
- freebooter
- grafter
- highwayman
- hijacker
- hobo
- holdup artist
- housebreaker
- mendicant
- operator
- 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
Définition of rustlers
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
- If it's a Western they want their heroes to fight Indians or Mexicans or rustlers.
- Extract from : « Reel Life Films » by Samuel Kimball Merwin
- He is going to tell him all he knows of these rustlers, and so endeavor to set him on their track.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- It seemed as though the acts of these rustlers was a direct challenge to all authority.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- "They told us at Glendora that rustlers were running your cattle off," said he.
- Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
- The rustlers had ridden up the hill and were gathering reinforcements.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
- The rustlers went about the business according to this custom.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
- "Keep an eye out for rustlers, Pedro," he advised before he left.
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- The rustlers rode in pairs, Homer Dinsmore and Overstreet in the rear.
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- We'll introduce him to the herd an' take him along so's he'll be sure we're the rustlers.
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
- The rustlers, to play safe, had located it not too near the grazing herd.
- Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
Antonyms for rustlers
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