thief
[ theef ]
/ θif /
noun, plural thieves.
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
Origin of thief
before 900; Middle English; Old English
thēof; cognate with Dutch
dief, German
Dieb, Old Norse
thjōfr, Gothic
thiufs
SYNONYMS FOR thief
burglar,
pickpocket,
highwayman.
Thief,
robber refer to one who steals. A
thief takes the goods or property of another by stealth without the latter's knowledge:
like a thief in the night. A
robber trespasses upon the house, property, or person of another, and makes away with things of value, even at the cost of violence:
A robber held up two women on the street.
OTHER WORDS FROM thief
un·der·thief, noun, plural un·der·thieves.Words nearby thief
Example sentences from the Web for thief
British Dictionary definitions for thief
thief
/ (θiːf) /
noun plural thieves (θiːvz)
a person who steals something from another
criminal law
a person who commits theft
Derived forms of thief
thievish, adjective thievishly, adverb thievishness, nounWord Origin for thief
Old English
thēof; related to Old Frisian
thiāf, Old Saxon
thiof, Old High German
diob, Old Norse
thjōfr, Gothic
thiufs