"heister" meaning in All languages combined

See heister on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: heisters [plural]
Etymology: From heist + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heist|er}} heist + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} heister (plural heisters)
  1. (rare) A thief or burglar. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Crime

Inflected forms

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          "name": "Crime",
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            "Law",
            "All topics",
            "Justice",
            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "2014, Donald E. Westlake, The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany:",
          "text": "Put it down and walk away ... straight to the crime section of your bookstore, where I'd suggest you start with The Hunter, the first book in his classic series about Parker, the heister's heister […]",
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