rustler

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  1. One who or that which rustles. The fairy hopes of my youth I have trodden under foot like those neglected rustlers [fallen oak-leaves]. Scott, Monastery, viii.
  2. One who works or acts with energy and promptness; an active, efficient person; a “hustler”; originally, a cowboy. [Slang, western U. S.] A horde of rustlers who are running off stock. The Vindicator (Los Lunas, New Mexico), Oct. 27, 1883. They're a thirsty crowd, an' it comes expinsive; but they're worth it, fer they're rustlers, ivery wan of thim. The Century, XXXVII. 770.
  3. A cowman who procures his stock by capturing the cattle of other owners and branding them as his own; a cattle-thief. [Western U. S.] “What 's a rustler?” inquired Hazel. “A fellow who takes other folks' calves to be mavericks and puts his own brand on them,” answered Jim. F. McElrath, The Rustler, iii.
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  • Wilkins fits the profile of the typical modern-day rustler, a cowboy short of cash, trying to pay for a pickup and cattle trailer and not getting enough work. —  chron.com Chronicle
  • I hope they go to the joint and ... disco-rustler: What about KRYSTI MYST .. —  LUKE IS BACK
  • On another ... disco-rustler: Adams 'a wash-up Shane-losing has-been (coke), the Showtime show was contrived to the point of casting-extras, True-Dat: "there is NO Britney tape", and alas, —  LUKE IS BACK
  • Poor kid. disco-rustler: Adams 'a wash-up Shane-losing has-been (coke), the Showtime show was contrived to the point of casting-extras, True-Dat: "there is NO Britney tape", and alas, —  LUKE IS BACK
  • Let's be frank, shorting also provides liquidity and a base where shares are bought back, if a hedge has to unload ... disco-rustler: Ok, I'll take the bait and share this fake-titted high-school dropouts real name, it's: KIMBERLY (last name removed) *** There you go 'fake' Luke, I took the bait and now your readers can go find out about the ... —  LUKE IS BACK
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