What does thief mean?
Definitions for thief
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Princeton's WordNet
thief, stealernoun
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
Wiktionary
thiefnoun
One who has carried out a theft
Etymology: From þeof, from þeubaz.
Webster Dictionary
Thiefnoun
one who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft
Thiefnoun
a waster in the snuff of a candle
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Rank popularity for the word 'thief' in Nouns Frequency: #2074
Anagrams for thief »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thief in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thief in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of thief in a Sentence
Man is a thief, an impudent thief! He steals honey from bees, eggs from chickens, milk from cows and life from the God!
I would never, ever in a million years have thought he was capable of harming such a cute little girl, i knew he was a thief, but I never labeled him as a murderer.
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.
I was no petty thief, I wanted the world or nothing.
A thief believes everybody steals.
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- السارقArabic
- zlodějCzech
- tyvDanish
- DiebGerman
- ŝtelistoEsperanto
- ladrónSpanish
- varasFinnish
- voleurFrench
- चुरा लेनेवालाHindi
- tolvajHungarian
- pencuriIndonesian
- ladroItalian
- גַנָבHebrew
- 泥棒Japanese
- furLatin
- diefDutch
- tyvNorwegian
- złodziejPolish
- ladraoPortuguese
- hoţRomanian
- ворRussian
- tjuvSwedish
- hırsızTurkish
- злодійUkrainian
- چورUrdu
- kẻ trộmVietnamese
- 贼Chinese
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