Definition of thief

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Thief (n.) A waster in the snuff of a candle.

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Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Drawlatch :: Drawlatch (n.) A housebreaker or thief.
Picklock :: Picklock (n.) One who picks locks; a thief.
Prig :: Prig (n.) A thief; a filcher.
Plagiary :: Plagiary (n.) Plagiarism; literary thief.
Proller :: Proller (n.) Prowler; thief.
Robertsman :: Robertsman (n.) A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood..
Water Rat :: Water rat () A thief on the water; a pirate.
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
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..
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..
Swag-bellied :: Swag (n.) A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.
Receive :: Receive (v. t.) To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen..
Wastor :: Wastor (n.) A waster; a thief.
Outfangthef :: Outfangthef (v. t.) The privilege of trying such a thief.
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..
Briber :: Briber (n.) A thief.
Receiver :: Receiver (n.) One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen..
Neat :: Neat (a.) Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief..
Theftbote :: Theftbote (n.) The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment..
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