thief
noun
[ θiːf ]
• a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence.
• "thieves broke into a house on York Close"
Similar:
robber,
burglar,
housebreaker,
cat burglar,
shoplifter,
pickpocket,
sneak thief,
mugger,
larcenist,
stealer,
pilferer,
poacher,
embezzler,
swindler,
criminal,
villain,
kleptomaniac,
raider,
looter,
plunderer,
pillager,
marauder,
bandit,
brigand,
pirate,
highwayman,
dacoit,
holdupper,
crook,
cracksman,
steamer,
yegg,
second-story man/worker,
tief,
tea leaf,
cutpurse,
pickpurse,
footpad,
lurcher,
peculator,
defalcator,
Origin:
Old English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to theft.
