One who detects and captures a thief; spec. one of a company who undertook the detection and arrest of thieves.
| 单词 | θ174576 |
| 释义 | society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > one who detects and captures thieves (3) thief-taker1535 One who detects and captures a thief; spec. one of a company who undertook the detection and arrest of thieves. prig-napper1676 (a) a horse thief; (b) a thief-taker. thief-catcher1732 (a) one who catches thieves; = thief-taker, n.; (b) a device used formerly in apprehending thieves. |
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