1. a person who steals small items or things of little value; a petty thief

Examples

• The store hired security to catch the filcher who had been stealing merchandise.
• He was known as a filcher, always pocketing small items from the office.
• The filcher was caught on camera taking candy from the convenience store.
• She accused her roommate of being a filcher after noticing her snacks disappearing.
• The museum installed new alarms to deter filchers from stealing artifacts.