larcenists

noun

plural of larcenist
as in thieves
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. thieves
  2. robbers
Noun
  • The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems at the MuMe museum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The thieves also purloined a small double-sided painting, with the Virgin and Child on one side and Christ on the other, that the Sicilian regional government had bought from the auction house Christie's back in 2003.
    — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of thieves
Noun
  • Police said the robbers were wearing dark clothing and masks.
    — Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Back in the ’90s, one year after making her film debut in Cadillac Man, Petty skyrocketed to fame after starring alongside Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in the action film about surfers who moonlight as bank robbers.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of robbers
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“Larcenists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larcenists. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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