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thief (noun)

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  • thief — ► NOUN (pl. thieves) ▪ a person who steals another person s property. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • thief — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ would be ▪ The alarm is usually sufficient to deter a would be thief. ▪ common, petty ▪ professional ▪ master …   Collocations dictionary

  • thief — n pl thieves [Old English thēof]: one who commits theft Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. thief I …   Law dictionary

  • thief-catcher — thiefˈ catcher or thiefˈ taker noun 1. A person whose business is to arrest thieves 2. A detective • • • Main Entry: ↑thief …   Useful english dictionary

  • thief-taker — thiefˈ catcher or thiefˈ taker noun 1. A person whose business is to arrest thieves 2. A detective • • • Main Entry: ↑thief …   Useful english dictionary

  • thief — [ θif ] (plural thieves [ θivz ] ) noun count ** someone who steals something. An instance of stealing something is called a theft: The thief stole a valuable painting from the museum. an organized gang of thieves ─ compare BURGLAR thick as… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thief — noun the thief is at large Syn: robber, burglar, housebreaker, cat burglar, rustler, shoplifter, pickpocket, purse snatcher, sneak thief, mugger; embezzler, swindler, plunderer; criminal, villain; kleptomaniac; bandit, pirate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… …   Modern English usage

  • thief — noun (plural thieves) Etymology: Middle English theef, from Old English thēof; akin to Old High German diob thief Date: before 12th century one that steals especially stealthily or secretly; also one who commits theft or larceny …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thief in the night — noun Something stealthy or that occurs without warning. (Usually used with like.) For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night …   Wiktionary

  • thief — noun plural thieves, (C) someone who steals things, especially without using violence: a car thief | Leaving ground floor windows open will encourage thieves. compare burglar, robber, see also: be (as) thick as thieves thick 1 (9) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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