as in robber
one who steals
a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym
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Recent Examples of thief
The thieves stole about $6,000 from the pizzeria.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Comparison can be the thief of joy.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
According to Goodstone, this is a common spot that thieves know to check within seconds of entering your room.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Craig Proctor, the childhood friend who played Dungeons & Dragons with him, told me that Friedmann once showed him architectural floor plans for a citadel that Friedmann’s thief-rogue avatar would oversee.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Comparison can be the thief of joy.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
According to Goodstone, this is a common spot that thieves know to check within seconds of entering your room.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Craig Proctor, the childhood friend who played Dungeons & Dragons with him, told me that Friedmann once showed him architectural floor plans for a citadel that Friedmann’s thief-rogue avatar would oversee.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thief
Noun
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Police said the robbers stole Illinois license plates from similar cars and swapped them out.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan
March 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The would-be burglar was hit in the right calf and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he is listed in good condition.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The burglar suffered a wound to the right calf, and was taekn to UChicago Medicine where he was listed in good condition, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thief. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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