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thief::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stealer |
| Type of | criminal, felon, crook, malefactor, outlaw |
| Has types | cattle thief, cracksman, cutpurse, dacoit, dakoit, defalcator, despoiler, dip, embezzler, freebooter, ghoul, graverobber, holdup man, larcener, larcenist, lifter, literary pirate, looter, peculator, pickpocket, pilferer, pillager, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer, plunderer, raider, robber, rustler, safebreaker, safecracker, shoplifter, snatcher, sneak thief, snitcher, spoiler, bandit, stickup man, body snatcher, booster, brigand, burglar |
Examples of thief
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A lawyer and a thief love a Neapolitan widow and fight Fascists in 1920s Sicily.
From the post-gazette.com
The thief obviously isn't aware of the awesome powers she and her brood possess.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It's probably true if they say your little Tommy is a liar and possibly a thief.
From the dailymail.co.uk
We need a new kind of virus, one that infects the actual thief, not the machine.
From the economist.com
Was this because people were less likely to step in because the thief was a man?
From the abcnews.go.com
The Star Tribune reported that one thief fled the scene, trailing moss and bark.
From the kentucky.com
He said the thief was so skilled that he didn't even scratch the lock he picked.
From the thenewstribune.com
He ran into the parking lot and was struck by a Ford Taurus driven by the thief.
From the stltoday.com
The Grinch had come, a thief in the night, and purloined all the yellow pansies.
From the newsobserver.com
- A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
- In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. ...
- Thief is the first Destroyer album recorded with a full band on every track. Thief is thought to be an attack on the music industry perhaps a response to the lack of success that Bejar's other band, The New Pornographers, were having after releasing their EP.
- Thief is a 1982 computer game created by Bob Flanagan and published by Datamost. The game puts the player in control of a thief that must make his way through simple mazes in search of items to steal. ...
- Thief is a 1981 arcade video game that is extremely similar to Pac-Man.
- Thief is a 1999 single by German synthpop group Camouflage. It was later re-recorded and included on their sixth studio album Sensor in 2003.
- Thief is a popular interface for Internet Chess Servers such as the Free Internet Chess Server and the Internet Chess Club. It was programmed substantially by Zon Jan (WhoAmI) and optimized for bughouse support. ...
- The rogue or thief is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A rogue is a versatile character, capable of sneaky combat and nimble tricks. ...
- Thief is a 1981 neo-noir crime drama written and directed by Michael Mann, based on the novel The Home Invaders by "Frank Hohimer" (the pen name of real-life jewel thief John Seybold). The film's cast includes James Caan, Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Robert Prosky and Willie Nelson.
