Synonyms for thief
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1. thief

   A robber seeks to obtain the property of others by force or intimidation; a thief by stealth and secrecy. In early English thief was freely used in both senses, as in Shakespeare and the Authorized Version of the English Bible, which has "two thieves" (Matt. xxvii, 38), where the Revised Version more correctly substitutes "two robbers."

   Synonyms:
   bandit, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, depredator, despoiler, footpad, forager, freebooter, highwayman, marauder, pillager, pirate, plunderer, raider, robber

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1. thief, stealernoun

   a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

   Synonyms:
   stealer

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1. • Criminal

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1. radier

   a raider

   the thief got away

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

2. villan

   a bad person that steals other peoples things

   "a thief stole my purse"

   Submitted by JP03 on October 27, 2014  

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1. thiefnoun

   Synonyms:
   pickpocket, shop-lifter, pilferer, cutpurse, petty robber

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1. thiefnoun

   Synonyms:
   robber, pilferer, filcher, peculator, embezzler, defaulter, peculator, plagiarist, poacher, shoplifter, kleptomaniac

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1. List of paraphrases for "thief":

   robber, -thief, burglar, ganef, crook, bandit, perp, mugger, thieving

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1. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck:

   Hunger makes thief of any man.

2. Proverb:

   Thief who steals thief has one hundred years of pardon.

3. Walt Disney Co:

   The story focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.

4. Serena Williams:

   You stole a point from me and you are a thief.

5. National Review:

   Proposition 47 downgraded a variety of ‘non-serious, nonviolent crimes’ that had previously been considered felonies to misdemeanors…. A thief may now steal something under (a $950 limit) on a daily basis and it will never rise to felony status.… In the event that a perpetrator is pursued and apprehended, the consequence can be a small fine or a brief stay in jail. In reality, these repercussions are rare, outrage in these circumstances is apolitical…. ‘Every bicycle in our building has been stolen,’ says Karen Burns, president of a San Francisco condo association. ‘I’ve caught so many people stealing packages. They don’t care. They know nothing will happen to them. It’s crazy. It’s horrible. I feel like these people need to go to jail.’.