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
These simple bags keep your wallet, passport, phone, and other valuables close to your body and safe from thieves.
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Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2025
No one was held at gunpoint, there were no injuries, and the thieves made away with more than $100 million worth of jewelry in a matter of minutes.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Central to the legal wrangling is a dispute over the dollar value of the thieves’ haul.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
The thief is Young-hye and Beom-woo’s former right-hand man Lee Yu-jin (Taxi Driver’s Bae Yoo-ram), but our male lead frustratingly doesn’t take the time to explain that to Yeon-joo.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 11 June 2025
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Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2025
No one was held at gunpoint, there were no injuries, and the thieves made away with more than $100 million worth of jewelry in a matter of minutes.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Central to the legal wrangling is a dispute over the dollar value of the thieves’ haul.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
The thief is Young-hye and Beom-woo’s former right-hand man Lee Yu-jin (Taxi Driver’s Bae Yoo-ram), but our male lead frustratingly doesn’t take the time to explain that to Yeon-joo.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thief
burglar
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The nanny reportedly bit one of the burglars and escaped before going door-to-door in the neighborhood looking to be let in to call 911.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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One of the burglars threatened to shoot a clerk during the 7-Eleven incident, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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“Thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thief. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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