Thief Definition

thēf
thieves
noun
thieves
A person who steals, esp. secretly; one guilty of theft, or larceny.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Thief

Noun

Singular:
thief
Plural:
thieves

Origin of Thief

  • From Old English þēof, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English thēof

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Thief Sentence Examples

  • This coming from a would-be thief.

  • He might think you're a sneak thief and shoot you with that big gun he carries.

  • The debt was opened by an identity thief.

  • The man who stole from the poor was a callous thief.

  • Unfortunately a couple of the pieces have gone missing and Barbie has been working undercover to try and unearth the thief.

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Words Starting With

TTHTHI

Words Ending With

FEFIEF

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With T5 Letter Words Ending With F