Definition of thief

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Thief (n.) A waster in the snuff of a candle.

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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..
Nuthook :: Nuthook (n.) A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors..
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..
Pilferer :: Pilferer (n.) One who pilfers; a petty thief.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..
Swag-bellied :: Swag (n.) A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.
Gonoph :: Gonoph (n.) A pickpocket or thief.
Outfangthef :: Outfangthef (v. t.) The privilege of trying such a thief.
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..
Nimmer :: Nimmer (n.) A thief.
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Briber :: Briber (n.) A thief.
Conveyer :: Conveyer (n.) One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler; a cheat; a thief.
Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
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..
Waster :: Waster (v. t.) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief..
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..
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..
Fury :: Fury (n.) A thief.
Sea Thief :: Sea thief () A pirate.
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