גַּזְלָן, (גזל) robber. B. Kam. 62ᵃ (defin.) חמסן … ג׳ לא יהיב וכ׳ ḥamsan (violent man) is one who (takes by force and) pays; gazlan—who takes without paying. Snh. 26ᵇ ג׳ דאורייתא a robber in the strict (Biblical) sense; ג׳ דרבנן a robber in a wider (Rabbinical) sense, e.g. a gambler &c.; ib. 25ᵇ.—Y. Snh. VIII, 26ᵇ he who takes an object in the presence of witnesses is called thief (גַּנָּב), he who takes in the owner’s presence—ג׳ a robber; v. B. Kam. 79ᵇ. Y. Kidd. II, 62ᵇ bot. כל המשנה וכ׳ he who changes the use of a loaned object without the owner’s consent נקרא גו׳ is called a robber. Ib. I, 60ᶜ top גו׳; a. fr.—Pl. גַּזְלָנִים, גַּזְלָנִין, גּוֹזְלָ׳. Snh. l. c. Ib. 38ᵃ; a. fr.