RUSTLER

rustler, cattle thief

(noun) someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rustler (plural rustlers)

One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief.

A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances.

(US, slang, Western US, dated) An alert, energetic, driving person.

That which makes a rustling noise.

Synonyms

• cattle rustler

• (livestock thief): see rustler

Hyponyms

• (livestock thief): horse thief, sheep rustler, sheepstealer, napper (obsolete)

Anagrams

• turrels

Source: Wiktionary


Rus"tler, n.

1. One who, or that which, rustles.

2. A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances; also, an alert, energetic, driving person. [Slang, Western U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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