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
Eyes on Within four minutes of arriving at the outside wall of the Louvre, the thieves had scaled the building and were breaking through a window.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
During testimony before a French Senate committee last month, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery was facing west and did not cover the window where the thieves used power tools to break in and exit.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
But the thieves aren’t always so brazen.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
During testimony before a French Senate committee last month, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery was facing west and did not cover the window where the thieves used power tools to break in and exit.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
But the thieves aren’t always so brazen.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thief
Noun
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The pic follows a bank robber (Eastwood) and his irreverent sidekick (Bridges) who reassemble their old posse for a daring new heist.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The donut shop robber (now known to be villain Lightningstruck) is on the prowl again.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The user shared another clip in the thread that followed, showing the G1 breaking into a room like a burglar, shattering a glass door.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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According to Smithsonian, the Axeman used a railroad shoe pin, which led police to believe the murderer was an experienced burglar.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thief. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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