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
In 2011, thieves ransacked the Yangs’ house, hunting for their property deed.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Stop protecting your best ideas from phantom thieves.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Pelphrey plays Robbie, a garbage man who moonlights as a thief who loves to wear a terrifyingly realistic skull mask.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Three others included thieves ripping off three to six pairs of sunglasses.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Stop protecting your best ideas from phantom thieves.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Pelphrey plays Robbie, a garbage man who moonlights as a thief who loves to wear a terrifyingly realistic skull mask.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Three others included thieves ripping off three to six pairs of sunglasses.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thief
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thief
Noun
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Redford plays an aging bank robber and escape artist who can’t quite quit the criminal life, and even gets to ride a horse – a fitting bookend for a inimitable Hollywood career.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The burglars used my pillowcases to haul off heirloom jewelry.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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His gentleman burglar act falters before long.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thief. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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