larcenist

noun

ˈlär-sə-nist How to pronounce larcenist (audio)
Definition of larcenistnext
as in thief
one who steals when the serial larcenist Willie Sutton was asked why he continued to rob banks, he supposedly replied, "because that's where the money is"

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  1. thief
  2. robber
Noun
  • That filtering suggests the thieves want compact files that may contain credentials or financial records.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • More than 400,000 KitKat bars, some 12 tons of chocolate, had vanished while being transported from a Nestlé factory in central Italy to its destination in Poland, after thieves made off with the truck.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of thief
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  • The robbers then snatched various items from display cases in the space and escaped out the window in a mere eight minutes.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
  • Authorities surmised that the robbers most likely broke the diamond down into smaller pieces and sold it on the black market.
    — Moises Mendez II, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of robber
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