cowstealer

Noun

 * 1)  One who steals cattle.
 * 2) * 1823, Mathew Carey, Vindiciae historicae: or Ireland vindicated, page 304, quoting Ormond:
 * "They find it more honourable and safe to be king&#39;s evidence, than a cowstealer, though that be their natural profession."
 * "They find it more honourable and safe to be king&#39;s evidence, than a cowstealer, though that be their natural profession."