A Pocket-Book, or Memorandum, may be stole from a Man that is of vast Concern to him, and yet of no Use but to the Owner: If this be taken by a regular Thief, a listed pilferer, it is easily recover'd for a small Reward.
"An Enquiry into the Causes of the Frequent Executions at Tyburn (1725)"
Bernard Mandeville Malvin R. Zirker
It may be not all have re-entered the valley-only a party sent back to bring on the pilferer, who has been missed upon the march.
"The Lone Ranche"
Captain Mayne Reid
The dog Phylax had soon put him on the trail, and before any of the gentlemen could reach the groaning person Dietel's triumphant shout rang from behind the oleander: "Now we've caught the pilferer, and we'll make an example of her!"
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers