thief
Meaning
- One who carries out a theft.
- One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
- (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Synonyms
professional criminal
candle-snuff
lurcher
cattle-lifter
impious man
stealing away
cunning person
highway robber
voir aussi robber
suspicious fellow
night-robber
grab-all
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/θiːf/
Etymology
From Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þēof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Spelling from Northern England, where /eːo/ became [iə] rather than [eː]. (Compare the spelling of deep from Old English deop.)
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