as in robbers
one who steals
a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym
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as in steals
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
someone's been thieving my cookies!
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Recent Examples of thieves
Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Pair your new address with your date of birth (easy to find online), and thieves can open accounts in your name.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There was an incident in March this year, when thieves took laptops.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
In nearly every single alleged heist, the modus operandi was the same, with the thieves scouting locations in advance, renting Airbnbs and vehicles, then putting their plan into action.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
These efficiency thieves go unchallenged and even unnoticed.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
All the burglaries, police now believe, were the work of an international crime ring that employed South American thieves to target dozens of homes of wealthy families in America’s Heartland.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
In recent years, thieves have pulled off elaborate heists of rare, million-dollar collectible cars, sometimes smuggling them out of their country of origin, retrofitting them with fake paperwork, and reselling them on the international market.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
Horse thieves murdered my father before I was born.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Pair your new address with your date of birth (easy to find online), and thieves can open accounts in your name.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There was an incident in March this year, when thieves took laptops.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
In nearly every single alleged heist, the modus operandi was the same, with the thieves scouting locations in advance, renting Airbnbs and vehicles, then putting their plan into action.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
These efficiency thieves go unchallenged and even unnoticed.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
All the burglaries, police now believe, were the work of an international crime ring that employed South American thieves to target dozens of homes of wealthy families in America’s Heartland.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
In recent years, thieves have pulled off elaborate heists of rare, million-dollar collectible cars, sometimes smuggling them out of their country of origin, retrofitting them with fake paperwork, and reselling them on the international market.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thieves
Noun
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The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the triple shooting would not result in homicide charges for an 18-year-old occupant of the apartment who fired back at two robbers, killing them, after another resident inside the home was gunned down.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Over the next 10 days, police would track the robbers’ movements throughout the Bay Area, linking them not only to a Piedmont home burglary two days before the bombing, but to a large, sophisticated West Coast heist crew that has raked in millions.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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Rachel McAdams is terrific as Margaret’s mom, balancing ambition and self-doubt, while Oscar-winner Kathy Bates steals the show (big surprise) as the fiercely loving grandmother.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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His latest is the story of a teenager who steals his driving instructor’s car in order to visit his girlfriend in college.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cellphone jammers are sometimes sold illegally and used by car thieves and burglars.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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And in a separate incident in La Puente, burglars were caught on video wiping out a store's entire Labubu collection.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Thieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thieves. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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