Difference between Pilfer and Filch

PILFER vs FILCH: NOUN

One who filches or is given to filching; a filcher.
An act of theft; also, the thing stolen.
A stick with a hook at the end, used in filching articles from windows, clothes-lines, etc.

To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft.
To steal or filch.
To steal (a small amount or item). : steal.

To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer.
To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch. : steal.

To steal, especially in a small, sly way; pilfer; take from another on a petty scale, as for the supply of a present need, or in an underhand way, as by violation of trust or good faith.

Ransack, Palm, Loot, Steal, Abstract, Lift, Cabbage, Hook, Pinch, Snarf, Nobble, Swipe, Sneak, Filch, Purloin

Misappropriate, Thieve, Snatch, Steal, Abstract, Cabbage, Lift, Pinch, Hook, Snarf, Nobble, Swipe, Sneak, Purloin, Pilfer

Burgle, Snatch, Misappropriate, Palm, Loot, Steal, Abstract, Cabbage, Hook, Pinch, Snarf, Nobble, Swipe, Sneak, Purloin

Mislay, Misappropriate, Thieve, Snatch, Steal, Abstract, Cabbage, Pinch, Hook, Snarf, Nobble, Swipe, Sneak, Purloin, Pilfer

Pincas beshrew his Pelotas nuke usefully, but connected Nick never pilfer so straightforwardly.
He was caught trying to pilfer some cookies from the cookie jar.
Kleptomania: The victim suffers an irresistible urge to pilfer from others.
No wonder her daughter pilfers private insurers who pilfer their customers.
Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word pilfer.
Pilfer: I m sure they have had an influence.
To pilfer, or steal away suddenly with a snatch.
Buffed up Pilfer Node Marvel Contest of Champions MCOC.
Control diversion with the help of Anti Pilfer Device.
Pilfer definition, to steal, especially in small quantities.