One who takes portable property from another without the knowledge or consent of the latter… spec. One who does this by stealth; esp. from the…
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > 			[noun]		 (173)		 thief688 One who takes portable property from another without the knowledge or consent of the latter… spec. One who does this by stealth; esp. from the… bribera1387 A person who takes things dishonestly or steals; a thief; an extortionist. Obsolete. stealer1508 One who steals; a thief; now only, one who steals something specified. taker?a1513 A person who takes something from another by force or wrongfully; a robber, a thief, a plunderer, a pilferer. In later use chiefly with of. goodfellow1566 A thief. Obsolete. snatcher1575 One who or that which snatches; a thief, a robber. (Also with at or away.) lift1591 slang. One who lifts or takes away and appropriates (something); a thief. (Cf. lift, v. 8.) liftera1592 One who takes up dishonestly; a thief. Cf. cattle-lifter n., shoplifter, n. larcin1596 One who commits larceny; a larcener. Tartar1602 Transferred uses. An old cant name for a strolling vagabond, a thief, a beggar. Cf. Bohemian, n., Gypsy, n. adj., Tartarian, n. b. Obsolete. lime-twig1606 One whose fingers are ‘limed’; a thief. Obsolete. outparter1607 A spurious word, originally an error for outputter, n., subsequently taken up in editions of the Statutes, and in legal and general dictionaries. Tartarian1608 ‘A cant word for a thief’ (Nares). flick1610 slang. A thief. Obsolete. rare. puggard1611 A thief. Cf. pugging, adj. gilt1620 A person who picks locks; a burglar or thief. Also (in later use) gilt-dubber. Cf. gilter, n.2 nim1630 A thief. highwayman1652 figurative and in extended use. Cf. highway robbery, n. cloyer1659 A thief, cutpurse, shoplifter. out-trader1660 A person who traffics in stolen goods. Cf. outputter, n. 1b. Robin Goodfellow1680 With punning allusion to robbing, adj.: a thief, a robber. Cf. goodfellow, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. birdlime1705 slang. A person given to stealing; a thief. Obsolete. gyp1728 A thief; (also) a swindler. Obsolete (U.S. slang in later use). filch1775 One who filches or steals: a filcher. Obsolete. kiddy1780 Thieves' slang. A professional thief who assumes a ‘flashness’ of dress and manner; one who dresses in a similar style. snaveller1781 a thief. larcenist1803 = larcener, n. pincher1814 Now frequently as the second element in compounds (see bottom pincher n. at bottom, n. adj.compounds 3… Originally slang. A person who steals… geach1821 A thief. wharf-rat1823 (a) the common brown rat, Mus decumanus, which infests wharfs; (b) a man or boy who loafs about wharfs, often with the intention of stealing (slang). toucher1837 slang. U.S. A thief; a pickpocket. Cf. touch, v. 21a. Obsolete. larcener1839 One who commits larceny; chiefly petty larcener, one who commits petty larceny. Also figurative. snammer1839 one who snams; a thief. drummer1856 British slang. A robber who takes valuables from victims after having rendered them unconscious, usually with a secretly administered sedative. Now di… gun1857 slang. A thief; also ‘rascal’, ‘beggar’. forker1867 One who forks. slang. (See quot. 1867.) gunsmith1869 slang. A thief. nabber1880 A person who nabs someone or something; a bailiff, police officer, etc.; a thief. thiever1899 one who thieves, a thief. tea-leaf1903 Rhyming slang for ‘thief’. gun moll1908 a female thief (cf. sense 12); an armed woman. nicker1909 colloquial (chiefly British). A person who steals something; a thief. Frequently with preceding noun. knocker-off1926 With adverbs, as knocker-down, also = knock-down, n. 1a; knocker-off, (a) = knock-off, n. 1; (b) Underworld slang a thief; knocker-up, a person who… possum1945 slang (usually derogatory). Australian. A thief. rare. scuffler1961 One who scuffles. rip-off1969 A person who steals, a thief. rare. Subcategories:— 			thieving hands			(2)		 — 			thieves collectively			(2)		 — 			thieves' den			(1)		 — 			company of thieves			(10)		 — 			accomplice			(12)		 — 			companion of thieves			(4)		 — 			arch-thief			(1)		 — 			experienced			(1)		 — 			young			(1)		 — 			habitual or kleptomaniac			(6)		 — 			non-migrant			(1)		 — 			from shops			(9)		 — 			from tills			(2)		 — 			from drunk or sleeping person			(5)		 — 			from place where he is staying			(1)		 — 			from brothel			(1)		 — 			ore or from mine			(2)		 — 			plate from public houses			(1)		 — 			coal from barges			(1)		 — 			from graves			(1)		 — 			of lead			(1)		 — 			of linen from line or hedge			(3)		 — 			of watches			(4)		 — 			of jewellery			(4)		 — 			of luggage			(3)		 — 			of motor vehicles, using false registration			(1)		 — 			of petrol by siphoning			(1)		 — 			of apples or fruit			(3)		 — 			of books			(1)		 — 			by snatching			(5)		 — 			nimble or dexterous			(4)		 — 			who works alone			(1)		 — 			who works in company with women			(1)		 — 			who uses a motor car			(1)		 — 			who steals at night			(5)		 — 			who works by stealth			(6)		 — 			who administers drug			(1)		 — 			who uses a hook			(3)		 — 			river-thief			(4)		 — 			who attends funerals or religious gatherings			(1)		 — 			whose wergild was paid			(1)		 — 			who is hanged			(1)		 — 			one who trains children to thieve			(1)		 — 			vehicle theft			(7)		 | 
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