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Another word for thief

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thief

n.

burglar, highwayman, holdup man; see criminal, robber.

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Another word for thief

noun

A person who steals:

bandit, burglar, highwayman, housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, pilferer, purloiner, robber, stealer. See crimes

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"He was a thief and a scoundrel," Harold added.
He might think you're a sneak thief and shoot you with that big gun he carries.
"If the lord of the sixth house is found in the second house, or in company with the lord of the second house, the thief is one of the family.
The Solenopsis can make its way into the territory of the Formica to steal the larvae which serve it as food, but the Formica is too large to pursue the thief when it returns to its own galleries.
For Rome is the greatest thief and robber that has ever appeared on earth, or ever will; and all in the holy names of the Church and St Peter."

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