as in thief
one who steals
the Internet has simply provided stealers and scammers with a new venue for their crimes
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Recent Examples of stealer
Their only hope is that more bubble teams lose, zero bid stealers lose, and maybe the committee even feels bad for leaving Darian DeVries out of the field last year, when DeVries’ West Virginia team was a shocking exclusion.
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Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The other scene stealer is Broadcast News alum Brooks.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Chibnall and series director Chris Sweeney’s cast is quite capable — Rizwan, a scene stealer in Netflix’s Kaos, and Mylchreest, part of the most annoying subplot in Netflix’s Hostage, are among the standouts.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Plus, the legendary Alan Rickman is a screen-stealer as the villain, Hans Gruber.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
While decked out in green and red, this holiday scene stealer is highly toxic to pets (and humans) when ingested.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
But the real scene stealers are the massive gains (60% to 70%) in graphics performance, and the huge AI performance boost.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Ads prominently displayed on search engines are impersonating a wide range of online services in a bid to infect Macs with a potent credential stealer, security companies have warned.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
But give people a chance to ditch these sneaky little time-stealers for a night, and most will take it.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The other scene stealer is Broadcast News alum Brooks.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Chibnall and series director Chris Sweeney’s cast is quite capable — Rizwan, a scene stealer in Netflix’s Kaos, and Mylchreest, part of the most annoying subplot in Netflix’s Hostage, are among the standouts.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Plus, the legendary Alan Rickman is a screen-stealer as the villain, Hans Gruber.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
While decked out in green and red, this holiday scene stealer is highly toxic to pets (and humans) when ingested.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
But the real scene stealers are the massive gains (60% to 70%) in graphics performance, and the huge AI performance boost.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Ads prominently displayed on search engines are impersonating a wide range of online services in a bid to infect Macs with a potent credential stealer, security companies have warned.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
But give people a chance to ditch these sneaky little time-stealers for a night, and most will take it.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stealer
Noun
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Karen Piper Mitchell, a deputy state’s attorney, said witnesses in the car told authorities the argument was over a gun that a friend of Wells had stolen from Webber, and that Webber was upset Wells was still friends with the thief.—
Brian Witte,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Karen Piper Mitchell, a deputy state's attorney, said witnesses in the car told authorities the argument was over a gun that a friend of Wells had stolen from Webber, and that Webber was upset Wells was still friends with the thief.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police said the robber was seen leaving the area in a gray 2020 Cadillac CT6.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Yet key dramatic moments—a shooting, the robbers’ realization that the bank vault is empty—occurred in a hallway invisible to the audience, described secondhand.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealer. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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