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