rus|tler

rus|tler
rus|tler «RUHS luhr», noun.
1. Informal. a cattle thief: »

The cattle thieves—the rustlers—were gaining in numbers and adacity (Owen Wister).

2. Informal. an active, energetic person.
3. a person or thing that rustles; rustling leaf, bird, or the like.
[American English < rustl(e) to steal cattle + -er1]

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