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thief
noun as in person who steals
Strongest matches
bandit, burglar, criminal, crook, mugger, pickpocket, pirate, robber, sniper, swindler
Strong matches
cheat, clip, defalcator, embezzler, hijacker, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, larcenist, lifter, moonlighter, owl, pilferer, plunderer, prowler, punk, scrounger, shoplifter, spider, stealer
Weak matches
cat burglar, heister, highway robber, holdup artist, porch climber, purloiner, stickup artist
Example Sentences
Voters shouted that they want the thieves locked up, not the aftershave.
"Soon afterwards the thieves crawled back along the 40ft tunnel. They escaped through a back window leaving eight tons of rubble from the tunnel behind."
Disneyland regulars who go on the ride multiple times will also become familiar with Lari the armadillo, a good-natured thief who appears multiple times throughout the ride.
Shopkeepers say Edinburgh's Royal Mile has become "lawless" with smash-and-grab thieves stealing thousands of pounds' worth of goods in recent months.
In September, two thieves were arrested and charged over the theft of his famed Girl with Balloon piece from a central London art gallery.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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