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larcener

lar·ce·ner
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahr-suh-ner]
    • /ˈlɑr sə nər/
    • /lˈɑːsənə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahr-suh-ner]
    • /ˈlɑr sə nər/

Definitions of larcener word

  • noun larcener a person who commits larceny. 1
  • noun larcener One who commits larceny, a thief. 1

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Origin of larcener

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; larcen(y) + -er1

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Parts of speech for Larcener

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

larcener popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for larcener

noun larcener

  • burglar — A burglar is a thief who enters a house or other building by force.
  • sniper — any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
  • pickpocket — a person who steals money, wallets, etc., from the pockets of people, as in crowded public places.
  • bandit — Robbers are sometimes called bandits, especially if they are found in areas where the law has broken down.
  • crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.

Antonyms for larcener

noun larcener

  • police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
  • law — software law

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