Definition of thief

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

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Outfangthef :: Outfangthef (v. t.) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty..
Plagiarist :: Plagiarist (n.) One who plagiarizes; or purloins the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a literary thief; a plagiary..
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..
Picklock :: Picklock (n.) One who picks locks; a thief.
Convey :: Convey (v. i.) To play the thief; to steal.
Thief :: Thief (n.) One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..
Stealer :: Stealer (n.) One who steals; a thief.
Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
Prig :: Prig (n.) A thief; a filcher.
Briber :: Briber (n.) A thief.
Water Rat :: Water rat () A thief on the water; a pirate.
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Wastor :: Wastor (n.) A waster; a thief.
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..
Nuthook :: Nuthook (n.) A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors..
Receive :: Receive (v. t.) To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen..
Receiver :: Receiver (n.) One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen..
Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
Filcher :: Filcher (n.) One who filches; a thief.
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