(transitive, intransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

plural of pilferer

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pilfer

One who pilfers.

simple past tense and past participle of pilfer

present participle of pilfer

The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.

plural of pilfering

that can be pilfered

The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.