thief in English

noun

1

a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.

They had accused her of stealing, saying she was a thief and was stealing their things.

synonyms: robber, burglar, housebreaker, cat burglar, rustler, shoplifter, pickpocket, purse snatcher, sneak thief, mugger, embezzler, swindler, plunderer, criminal, villain, kleptomaniac, bandit, bandito, pirate, highwayman, crook, brigand

noun

• robber, burglar, housebreaker, cat burglar, rustler, shoplifter, pickpocket, purse snatcher, sneak thief, mugger, embezzler, swindler, plunderer, criminal, villain, kleptomaniac, bandit, bandito, pirate, highwayman, crook, brigand
• stealer

Use "thief" in a sentence

1. Once a thief, always a thief. 

2. It takes a thief to catch a thief. 

3. Set a thief to catch a thief. 

4. 28 It takes a thief to catch a thief. 

5. Detecting the Thief

6. Good little thief.

7. A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 

8. Uncle, she's a thief.

9. Opportunity makes the thief.

10. The thief has amended.

11. Knock out the thief.

12. He's our motorcycle thief.

13. Middle English variant of errant, originally in phrases such as Arrant thief (‘outlawed, roving thief’).

14. Because waste is a thief.

15. Ah, a glamorous jewel thief.

16. The thief disgorged his plunder.

17. 18 A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. 

18. The police trailed the thief.

19. He tackled the thief fearlessly.

20. I'm a thief, so what?

21. The policeman caught the thief.

22. The thief Archly planned the robbery

23. Thief Can I have your autograph?

24. The posse are pursuing the thief.

25. The thief vanished into the crowd.

26. The thief used a false identity.

27. The thief dived down an alley.

28. This particular thief is very unusual.

29. The alarm frightened the thief away.

30. The thief was caught red-handed.

31. The thief mingled in the crowd.

32. The thief bore away my watch.

33. The thief received a just punishment.

34. They caught the thief red-handed.

35. The shopkeeper struggled with the thief.

36. You're nothing but a common thief.

37. The dogs scared the thief away.

38. I suspect he is a thief.

39. Boxcar Racer Cat like Thief feat

40. The thief was sent to prison.

41. The thief robbed me of my watch.

42. She chased the thief for 100 yards.

43. The thief absconded with all the jewellery.

44. In what way was Absalom a thief?

45. 30 People do not despise a thief

46. Radiohead have criticised Hail to the Thief.

47. The thief relieved him of his wallet.

48. The thief was pinioned to a tree.

49. The thief was spotted by vigilant neighbours.

50. The thief was nobbled in the act.