thiefUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθiːf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θif/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thēf ) thief WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025 Sense: Noun: person who steals Synonyms: burglar Collocations, robber Collocations, crook Collocations, shoplifter, pickpocket, mugger Collocations , kleptomaniac, cat burglar, larcenist, con artist , con man , trickster , swindler, pilferer, racketeer, tea leaf , pirate Collocations, bandit, criminal Collocations, felon Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: 50% a thief - English Only forum
A thief broken into - English Only forum A thief steals from a thief.The thief steals from a thief.A thief steals ... - English Only forum A thief's work is never done - English Only forum Accountant And Thief(at the same time) - English Only forum action of a thief short-circuiting something in an engine - English Only forum Ad-blocker, thief - English Only forum After a thief <stole / had stolen> my bag.... - English Only forum Alex, a mysterious thief, is pulled in by her former partner for one last heist - English Only forum all an unscrupulous thief - English Only forum an air thief - English Only forum <being caught/caught> by the police again, the thief hung his head. - English Only forum being the enemy of results, leaking is the thief of time - English Only forum burglar vs. thief - English Only forum Burglar, Thief, Robber...??? - English Only forum caught the thief < in / at / from > the corner of Cascade and Plum - English Only forum caught the thief <with/by/from/at> his neck - English Only forum Come out (thief,murderer) - English Only forum comma with apposition (name): the horse thief Geroge Reynolds, known - English Only forum common thief - English Only forum Cry Thief - English Only forum Definition of "thief" - English Only forum friend to thief and prostitute - English Only forum get in front of a thief, blocking his way out - English Only forum grabbed the thief's arm - English Only forum hanging an effigy of thief at its close - English Only forum Hardly had we beaten the thief when the police came. - English Only forum he chased the thief,<tripped><tripping> him up, - English Only forum He was a thief - English Only forum Hossthief (hoss-thief) - English Only forum more...
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