thief
About 3.91 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun One who carries out a theft.
- noun One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
- noun A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Similar words
theft thieving pilferer pickpocket robbery robber mugger burglar steal banditry
Often followed by
and in who of is was or to had
Word family
thieves
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