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horsethief

horsethief is the alternative spelling of horse thief.

Meaning of horse thief

Noun

horse thief (plural horse thieves)

  1. Someone who steals horses.

Forms of horsethief

pluralhorsethieves

Origin of horsethief

From horse + thief.

Questions about horsethief

What is horsethief the alternative spelling of?
Horsethief is the alternative spelling of horse thief.

Words near horsethief in the dictionary

  1. horsetail
  2. horsetail pine
  3. horsetail pines
  4. horsetail syndrome
  5. horsetails
  6. horsethief
  7. horsethieves
  8. horsetooth
  9. horsetops
  10. horsetrade
  11. horsetraded

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Adapted from Wiktionary: horsethief (page history and authors); horse thief (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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