Definition of thief

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Thief (n.) One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.

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Receive :: Receive (v. t.) To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen..
Fury :: Fury (n.) A thief.
Thief :: Thief (n.) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Notorious :: Notorious (a.) Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice..
Sea Thief :: Sea thief () A pirate.
Pilferer :: Pilferer (n.) One who pilfers; a petty thief.
Picker :: Picker (n.) One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker..
Detection :: Detection (n.) The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot..
Waster :: Waster (v. t.) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief..
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Convey :: Convey (v. i.) To play the thief; to steal.
Waif :: Waif (n.) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice..
Outfangthef :: Outfangthef (v. t.) The privilege of trying such a thief.
Water Rat :: Water rat () A thief on the water; a pirate.
Kiddy :: Kiddy (n.) A young fellow; formerly, a low thief..
Wastor :: Wastor (n.) A waster; a thief.
Theftbote :: Theftbote (n.) The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment..
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
Drawlatch :: Drawlatch (n.) A housebreaker or thief.
Water Thief :: Water thief () A pirate.
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