Definition of thief

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

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Drawlatch :: Drawlatch (n.) A housebreaker or thief.
Nuthook :: Nuthook (n.) A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors..
Robertsman :: Robertsman (n.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood..
Conveyer :: Conveyer (n.) One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler; a cheat; a thief.
Nimmer :: Nimmer (n.) A thief.
Warrantable :: Warrantable (a.) Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable..
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..
Kiddy :: Kiddy (n.) A young fellow; formerly, a low thief..
Outfangthef :: Outfangthef (v. t.) The privilege of trying such a thief.
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..
Thiefly :: Thiefly (a. & adv.) Like a thief; thievish; thievishly.
Sea Thief :: Sea thief () A pirate.
Swag-bellied :: Swag (n.) A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.
Filcher :: Filcher (n.) One who filches; a thief.
Waster :: Waster (v. t.) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief..
Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
Gonoph :: Gonoph (n.) A pickpocket or thief.
Picklock :: Picklock (n.) One who picks locks; a thief.
Neat :: Neat (a.) Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief..
Receiver :: Receiver (n.) One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen..
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