Thief
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /θiːf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thief is a noun meaning One who carries out a theft.
Meaning
One who carries out a theft.
More Meanings
- One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
- (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Example Sentences
water-thieves and land-thieves
But hear you, my Worthy Brethren: do not you, where you see a thief in the candle, call presently for an extinguisher[…]
Take heed to false harlots, and more, ye wot what. / If noise ye heare, / Looke all be cleare: / Least drabs doe noie thee, / And theeues destroie thee.
Word Forms
- thieves
Synonyms for thief
Depending on context, synonyms include abstractor, appropriator, booster, borrower, cribber, faker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include theft, thieving, pilferer, pickpocket, robbery, robber.
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