[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pilfer \pil"fer\, v. i. imp.  p. p. pilfered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. pilfering. of. pelfrer. see pelf.
   to steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to
   practice petty theft.
   1913 webster
see also:
pilfered pilfering pelf 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pilfer \pil"fer\, v. t.
   to take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little.
   1913 webster

         and not a year but pilfers as he goes
         some youthful grace that age would gladly keep.
                                                  --cowper.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pilfer
     v : make off with belongings of others syn: cabbage, purloin,
          pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak,
         filch, nobble, lift
see also:
cabbage purloin pinch abstract snarf swipe 
hook sneak filch nobble lift 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "pilfer":
   abstract, abuse, and, annex, appropriate, bag, befoul, boost,
   borrow, convert, cop, crib, debase, defalcate, defile, defraud,
   desecrate, divert, embezzle, extort, filch, foul, grab, hook, lift,
   make off with, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate, misemploy,
   mishandle, mismanage, misuse, nick, nip, palm, peculate, pervert,
   pinch, plunder, poach, pollute, profane, prostitute, purloin,
   rip off, rob, run away with, rustle, scrounge, shoplift, snaffle,
   snare, snatch, snitch, steal, swindle, swipe, take, thieve,
   violate, walk off with

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