thief
noun [C] /θiːf/ (plural thieves)Definition
B1 a person who steals: A post office was broken into last night, and the thieves got away with £120,000. → See also theftMiscellaneous criminals
(Definition of thief noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -breaker suffix (NOT OBEY)
- body snatcher noun
- brigand noun
- burglar noun
- bushranger noun
- fraudster noun
- gun-runner noun
- gunslinger noun
- housebreaker noun
- hustler noun
- poacher noun
- prowler noun
- punk noun (CRIMINAL)
- robber noun
- rustler noun
- terrorist noun
- tout noun
- trafficker noun
- vandal noun
- war criminal noun
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