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Definition of Larcenist
1. Noun. A person who commits larceny.
Definition of Larcenist
1. Noun. One who commits larceny, a thief. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Larcenist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Larcenist
Literary usage of Larcenist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1879)
"... and Burns rebuked, one put a period to his own life, and another” (Holy
Willie) “died in a drunken fit, after becoming a convicted larcenist. ..."
2. Seven Lectures on the Law and History of Copyright in Books by Augustine Birrell (1899)
"The literary larcenist must do more than filch ideas, imitate mannerisms, repeat
information, borrow phrases, utilise quotations; you must be able to ..."
3. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of Ireland by James Roderick O'Flanagan (1870)
"An ignoble misdemeanant or sneaking petty larcenist may look his offence pretty
accurately; but let the charge amount to a good transportable or capital ..."
4. The English Illustrated Magazine (1889)
"... any hardihood of literary larceny which in the present lapse of vigilance on
the part of our critical police will expose the larcenist to detection. ..."
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