PILFER Meaning of PILFER in English v.tr. (also absol.) steal (objects) esp. in small quantities. pilferage n. pilferer n.[ ME f. AF & OF pelfrer pillage, of unkn. orig.: assoc. with archaic pill plunder: PELF ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012