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thief
noun as in person who steals
Strongest matches
bandit, burglar, criminal, crook, mugger, pickpocket, pirate, robber, sniper, swindler
Strong matches
cheat, clip, defalcator, embezzler, hijacker, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, larcenist, lifter, moonlighter, owl, pilferer, plunderer, prowler, punk, scrounger, shoplifter, spider, stealer
Weak matches
cat burglar, heister, highway robber, holdup artist, porch climber, purloiner, stickup artist
Example Sentences
And yet, Pelphrey has amply established the goodness in his thief.
"A lack of secure cycle parking at stations and next to no action against thieves leaves London way behind the Netherlands where nearly half of trips to stations are by bike," he said.
The thief drove off with the maroon two-seater and hadn’t been caught as of Tuesday morning.
Now, thieves can pretend to be nearly anyone with a large enough digital footprint, including celebrities whose voices and likeness are widely accessible.
According to Findley's indictment, when the case made national headlines, she falsely claimed to Ms Keough's attorneys that a Nigerian identity thief had perpetrated the scheme.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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