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Definitions for Thief

[1] a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
[2] a person who steals something from another
[3] criminal law a person who commits theft

Words related to Thief

burglar, sniper, pickpocket, bandit, crook, swindler, criminal, pirate, robber, mugger, prowler, clip, cheat, hijacker, punk, plunderer, kleptomaniac, pilferer, larcenist, stealer

Words nearby Thief

thickleaf, thickness, thickness piece, thicko, thickset, thief, thief ant, thief in the night, like a, thief, thieves, thiemia, thienylalanine

Origin of Thief

before 900; Middle English; Old English thēof; cognate with Dutch dief, German Dieb, Old Norse thjōfr, Gothic thiufs

Words that may be confused with Thief

burglar, mugger, robber, thief, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Thief

un·der·thief , noun, plural un·der·thieves.

Word origin for Thief

Old English thēof; related to Old Frisian thiāf, Old Saxon thiof, Old High German diob, Old Norse thjōfr, Gothic thiufs

Synonyms for Thief

bandit, burglar, criminal, crook, mugger, pickpocket, pirate, robber, sniper, swindler, cheat, clip, defalcator, embezzler, hijacker, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, larcenist, lifter, moonlighter, owl, pilferer, plunderer, prowler, punk, scrounger, shoplifter, spider, stealer, cat burglar, heister, highway robber, holdup artist, porch climber, purloiner, stickup artist