Definitions for THIEF
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. thief, stealernoun

   a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thiefnoun

   One who has carried out a theft

2. Etymology: From þeof, from þeubaz.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THIEFnoun

   Etymology: thiubs, Gothick; ðeif , Saxon; dief, Dutch.

   1. One who takes what belongs to another: the thief steals by secrecy, and the robber by violence; but these senses are confounded.

   Take heed, have open eye; for thieves do foot by night. William Shakespeare.

   This he said because he was a thief, and had the bag. John.

   Can you think I owe a thief my life,
   Because he took it not by lawless force?
   Am I obliged by that t’ assist his rapines,
   And to maintain his murders? Dryden.

   2. An excrescence in the snuff of a candle.

   Their burning lamps the storm ensuing show,
   Th’ oil sparkles, thieves about the snuff do grow. May.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thief

   Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word theft is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as larceny, robbery, embezzlement, extortion, blackmail, or receiving stolen property. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny, while in others, theft is defined more narrowly. Someone who carries out an act of theft may be described as a "thief" (PL: thieves).Theft is the name of a statutory offence in California, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.

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1. thief

   A thief is an individual who unlawfully steals or attempts to steal another person's property or belongings, typically in a secretive and deceitful manner, without the owner's consent and with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of the property.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Thiefnoun

   one who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft

2. Thiefnoun

   a waster in the snuff of a candle

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thief

   thēf, n. one who steals or takes unlawfully what is not his own.—ns. Thief′-catch′er, -tā′ker, one whose business is to detect thieves and bring them to justice: a detective. [A.S. theóf; Ice. thjóf-r, Ger. dieb.]

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1. thief

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Matched Categories

1. • Criminal

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'THIEF' in Nouns Frequency: #2074

Anagrams for THIEF »

1. feith

How to pronounce THIEF?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of THIEF in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of THIEF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of THIEF in a Sentence

1. Dean Keak Tegn:

   If a man talks this today and that tomorrow, he is a thief.

2. Edward Young:

   Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

3. Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey:

   Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death.

4. Seller Nick Fisher:

   THE BEST STEERING LOCK EVER - GUARANTEED TO PUT ANY CAR THIEF OFF NICKING YOUR CAR !

5. John Gay:

   A fox may steal your hens, Sir, a whore your health and pence, Sir, your daughter rob your chest, Sir, your wife may steal your rest, Sir, a thief your goods and plate. But this is all but picking, with rest, pence, chest and chicken; it ever was decreed, Sir, if lawyer's hand is feed, Sir, he steals your whole estate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=THIEF
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thief
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=THIEF
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thief
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/THIEF
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=THIEF