Thief-taker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thief-taker is a noun meaning (now chiefly historical) Someone whose job it is to find and capture thieves.
Meaning
(now chiefly historical) Someone whose job it is to find and capture thieves.
Example Sentences
In the later 1690s Rewse became a successful thief-taker, reaping large rewards for the capture of Jacobite conspirators, clippers, and coiners.
Word Forms
- thief-takers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thieftaker, thief, stealer, cyberthief, filcher, lifter.
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