Thief

/θiːf/

Synonyms for "thief" (148 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Noun(10 words)

stealer abstractor appropriator bagger booster borrower burglarscareer criminalcarjackers cribber

bad personbandit betrayer booster brigand buccaneer burglarcat burglarcat mancharlatan cheatcon artistcon manconfidence manconvict corsair cracksman criminal crook cutpurse

Strong matches (44)

dacoit deceiver delinquent desperadodesperate criminaldipdouble dealerdouble-dealer embezzler evildoer felon filcher filibusterflimflam manfootpad freebooter fugitivegallows birdgangster gaolbird

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ghoul graftergrave robbergunman highwayman hijacker housebreaker intruder jailbird judas kleptomaniac larcener larcenist

Noun(11 words)

drawlatch faker filcher flogger ganef gonif grabber heisteridea thiefkleptomaniacs larcener

Related words (74)

Noun(27 words)

larcenist liberator lifter looter looters misappropriator muggers nicker pickpockets pilferers pincher plagiarist prowler purloinerrepeat offenderrobber robbers rustler rustlers scoundrel

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shoplifters snatcher sneaks snitchtea leafthiever thieves

lawbreaker lifter malefactor malevolent malfeasant malfeasor marauder misfeasor mobster mountebank mugger nip outlaw peculator picaroon pickpocket pilferer pirate plunderer poacher

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prig privateer prowlerpublic enemypurloiner quisling racketeer robber ruffian scofflaw scroungersea roversecond-story mansharper shoplifter sinner stealer swindler thug traitor transgressor trickstertwo timertwo-timer villainworker of illwrongdoer

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries

criminal crook felon malefactor outlaw wrongdoer

More specific

5 entries

cat burglarcopyright infringerpickpocket plagiarist shoplifter

Collocations

6 entries

armed thiefhabitual thiefpetty thiefprofessional thiefshoplifterstreet thief

Inflections

1 entries

thieves

Derivations

3 entries

thieve thievery thievish

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Surprisingly enough, he turned out to be a thief.

Source: tatoeba (18916)

The thief forced her to hand over the money.

Source: tatoeba (19197)

A thief broke into the house to steal the money.

Source: tatoeba (19214)

We captured the thief.

Source: tatoeba (23176)

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