sneakthief

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Uneasy about his sneakthief methods, Evans waited 25 years before publishing the results: "The rude and impudent invasion", had, he hoped, "been carefully softened and partially mitigated by a planned passage of time".

From The Guardian • May 21, 2010

Regret At Lawrence, Mass., a sneakthief snatched Mrs. Annie Thiarback's pocketbook, containing $9.70, in a store.

From Time Magazine Archive

An even more disgusting specimen is the idler who develops into a sneakthief and the more genteel sort of gentry— gamblers and workers of chances.

From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Calhoon, Major A.R.