Definition of thief

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Thief (n.) One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.

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Picker :: Picker (n.) One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker..
Waif :: Waif (n.) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice..
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
Nimmer :: Nimmer (n.) A thief.
Kiddy :: Kiddy (n.) A young fellow; formerly, a low thief..
Notorious :: Notorious (a.) Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice..
Sea Thief :: Sea thief () A pirate.
Receiver :: Receiver (n.) One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen..
Conveyer :: Conveyer (n.) One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler; a cheat; a thief.
Outfangthef :: Outfangthef (v. t.) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty..
Plagiary :: Plagiary (n.) Plagiarism; literary thief.
Thief :: Thief (n.) One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.
Warrantable :: Warrantable (a.) Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable..
Stealer :: Stealer (n.) One who steals; a thief.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..
Picklock :: Picklock (n.) One who picks locks; a thief.
Drawlatch :: Drawlatch (n.) A housebreaker or thief.
Filcher :: Filcher (n.) One who filches; a thief.
Mainor :: Mainor (n.) A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
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