Definition of
Thief
- (noun, person) a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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Synonyms of Thief
Alternate forms of Thief
Hyponyms: bandit, body snatcher, booster, brigand, burglar, cattle thief, cracksman, cutpurse, dacoit, dakoit, defalcator, despoiler, dip, embezzler, freebooter, ghoul, graverobber, holdup man, larcener, larcenist, lifter, literary pirate, looter, peculator, pickpocket, pilferer, pillager, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer, plunderer, raider, robber, rustler, safebreaker, safecracker, shoplifter, snatcher, sneak thief, snitcher, spoiler, stickup man
Hypernyms: criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
Origin of the word Thief
- O.E. ?eof, from P.Gmc. *theubaz (cf. O.Fris. thiaf, O.S. thiof, M.Du. dief, O.H.G. diob, Ger. dieb, O.N. ?iofr, Goth. ?iufs), probably from PIE *teup- (cf. Lith. tupeti "to crouch down"). more
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Words that sound like Thief
t.b., tab, tabby, tabi, taboo, tabu, taffy, taif, taipeh, taipei, tap, tap-off, tapa, tape, taphephobia, tappa, taupe, tb, teddy boy, tee off, tee up, teeoff, teepee, teff, tepee, thb, thebe, theta wave, thieve, thiotepa, tib, tibia, tidy up, tie up, tie-up, tied up, tiff, tip
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