thief
One who carries out a theft.
Other meanings
One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Related words
- Unithieves
- cyberthief
- horsethief
- outfangthief
- spellthief
- thiefcraft
- thiefess
- thiefhood
- thiefless
- thiefness
- thiefproof
- thiefship
Word history
From Old English "þēof".
Where this comes from
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