Thief - English meaning

noun

A person who commits burglary.

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A pioneering scheme to gate off alleys to burglars and thieves could be on its way to parts of cent…

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

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These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

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They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

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She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

noun

Someone who secretly takes money that is in their care or that belongs to an organization or business they work for

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The detectives mistook him for a suspected embezzler., businesses need to protect themselves from e…

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A person who illegally enters a house in order to steal something

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Someone with a very strong wish to steal that they cannot control, usually considered to be a type of mental illness

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I knew she was a kleptomaniac of extraordinary skill., he has severe kleptomaniac tendencies.

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Someone who steals, especially without illegally entering a building to do so

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The boss actually congratulated him for being such a clever larcenist., rehabilitating grand larcen…

noun

A person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot.

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Last summer's riots saw thousands of businesses ransacked by looters

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Someone, usually one of a large number of people during a violent event, who steals from shops and houses

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Looters ransacked shops and set fire to cars., the museum galleries were stripped of artifacts by l…

noun

A person who attacks and robs another in a public place.

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The mugger snatched my purse and ran away

noun

A large indian crocodile with a short snout.

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While in india the number of muggers and gharials are growing in large numbers, salt-water crocodil…

noun

A person who attacks people in order to steal their money

noun

The sixteenth letter of the greek alphabet (π, π), transliterated as ‘p’.

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This is true of no other letter of the alphabet except pi, and here the name is a natural developme…

symbol

The sixteenth letter of the greek alphabet ( π, π ), transliterated as ‘p’.

adjective

Short for pious.

noun

A person who steals from people's pockets.

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The beggars in the city also indicate that there are thieves, pickpockets, robbers and the like lur…

verb

Steal from the pockets of (someone).

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I think someone pickpocketed me in brighton on my way to the station

noun

A thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, esp. in a crowd

phrase

Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

noun

Someone who steals or removes things, especially in a violent or severe way

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He was an art dealer and one of the third reich's most notorious art plunderers., many archaeologis…

noun

A pan for cooking eggs or other food by poaching.

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An egg poacher

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A person who hunts or catches game or fish illegally.

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Russian poachers catch them illegally to harvest their expensive caviar.

noun

Someone who catches and kills animals illegally

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Poachers hunt and kill the rhinos for their horns., the rangers' main job is to deter poachers., ge…

noun

A person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder.

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Scandinavian raiders put down their roots in cumbria

noun

→  corporate raider

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Pennsylvania's tough anti-takeover law is designed to prevent raiders from harming shareholders.

noun

→  corporate raider

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Pennsylvania's tough anti-takeover law is designed to prevent raiders from harming shareholders.

noun

A person who commits robbery.

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In one version the bandits and their boss join the imperial forces and from then on fight robbers a…

noun

A person who takes money or property illegally

noun

A person who steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.

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The supermarket had been targeted by shoplifters and looters

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Someone who takes goods from a store without paying for them

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55% of adult shoplifters say they started shoplifting in their teens.

noun

A person or thing that takes or steals a specified thing.

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A sheep-stealer

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A person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions.

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He used his charm to become a small-time swindler

noun

Someone who gets money dishonestly by deceiving or cheating people

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The man was a swindler.

noun

(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.

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A pantomime villain

noun

A bad person who harms other people or breaks the law, or a cruel or evil character in a book, play, or film

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In her version of the story, hoover emerges as the villain.