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Definition of thief in English: thiefnounPlural thieves θiːfθif A person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence. thieves broke into a house on York Close the thief stole the drugs from a doctor's surgery Example sentencesExamples - Make a car thief a lottery millionaire and it will not immediately improve his sense of etiquette.
- A woman dashed out of her house in her pyjamas to disturb a thief who was using a tow truck to try to steal her car.
- The thief defrauded banks and building societies and left a trail of unpaid bills.
- Police were today searching for a thief who snatched hundreds of pounds from a busy shop in Walton.
- He was visiting the gym when the thief followed him in, broke into his locker and stole his keys.
- A by-stander eventually broke up what he thought was a fight and the thief escaped.
- Because the code keeps changing, it's impossible for a car thief to grab the correct one.
- Swindon police say that he was away from his bike, delivering a letter, when the thief took the bag.
- Perhaps the thief hid the box until it was safe for him to take it to another area.
- The thief then grabbed her purse as the shocked pensioner raised the alarm by shouting to her husband.
- Police are mystified as to how the thief managed to open the vehicle without using force.
- He was asked to lock the door if he left the premises but he failed to do so, and a thief entered and stole some jewellery.
- Police today warned store bosses to be aware of a violent thief working in the area.
- The occupant was in another room when the thief struck, snatching the bag from a table in the living room.
- A young mother was dragged to her knees by a would-be thief who tried to steal her handbag.
- They had accused her of stealing, saying she was a thief and was stealing their things.
- Amazingly, he was left unscathed after being thrown onto the road when the thief refused to stop.
- As he tried to stop the car, the thief drove off with the passenger door open.
- When she took the paper bag from the car the thief snatched it from her grasp and fled.
- Against the odds he survives to become a car thief in Miami, all the while plotting his revenge.
Synonyms robber, burglar, housebreaker, cat burglar, shoplifter, pickpocket, sneak thief, mugger, larcenist, stealer, pilferer, poacher embezzler, swindler criminal, villain kleptomaniac raider, looter, plunderer, pillager, marauder bandit, brigand, pirate, highwayman Indian dacoit informal crook, cracksman, steamer North American informal yegg, second-story man/worker West Indian informal tief British rhyming slang tea leaf archaic cutpurse, pickpurse, footpad, lurcher rare peculator, defalcator
Origin Old English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to theft. honour from Middle English: Latin honor is the source of honour and of honest and honesty (both Middle English). The idea that there is honour among thieves was expressed even in the early 17th century. The English philosopher Jeremy Bentham was the first to put it in print in its modern form when he wrote in 1802: ‘A sort of honour may be found (according to a proverbial saying) even among thieves.’ The plant honesty is named from its diaphanous seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit.
Rhymes aperitif, beef, belief, brief, chief, enfeoff, fief, grief, interleaf, leaf, Leif, lief, Mazar-e-Sharif, misbelief, motif, naif, O'Keeffe, reef, seif, Sharif, sheaf, shereef, sportif, Tenerife Definition of thief in US English: thiefnounθifTHēf A person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence. the thief stole the drugs from a doctor's surgery Example sentencesExamples - Police were today searching for a thief who snatched hundreds of pounds from a busy shop in Walton.
- They had accused her of stealing, saying she was a thief and was stealing their things.
- A woman dashed out of her house in her pyjamas to disturb a thief who was using a tow truck to try to steal her car.
- He was visiting the gym when the thief followed him in, broke into his locker and stole his keys.
- The thief then grabbed her purse as the shocked pensioner raised the alarm by shouting to her husband.
- Perhaps the thief hid the box until it was safe for him to take it to another area.
- Swindon police say that he was away from his bike, delivering a letter, when the thief took the bag.
- Amazingly, he was left unscathed after being thrown onto the road when the thief refused to stop.
- Make a car thief a lottery millionaire and it will not immediately improve his sense of etiquette.
- As he tried to stop the car, the thief drove off with the passenger door open.
- Police are mystified as to how the thief managed to open the vehicle without using force.
- The occupant was in another room when the thief struck, snatching the bag from a table in the living room.
- A by-stander eventually broke up what he thought was a fight and the thief escaped.
- When she took the paper bag from the car the thief snatched it from her grasp and fled.
- The thief defrauded banks and building societies and left a trail of unpaid bills.
- A young mother was dragged to her knees by a would-be thief who tried to steal her handbag.
- Because the code keeps changing, it's impossible for a car thief to grab the correct one.
- Against the odds he survives to become a car thief in Miami, all the while plotting his revenge.
- He was asked to lock the door if he left the premises but he failed to do so, and a thief entered and stole some jewellery.
- Police today warned store bosses to be aware of a violent thief working in the area.
Synonyms robber, burglar, housebreaker, cat burglar, shoplifter, pickpocket, sneak thief, mugger, larcenist, stealer, pilferer, poacher
Origin Old English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to theft. |