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Synonyms of thief

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Another word for thief is stealer. Other synonyms of thief are pincher and lifter.

Synonyms and similar words for thief

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Meaning of thief

  1. noun One who carries out a theft.
  2. noun One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
  3. noun A waster in the snuff of a candle.

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Questions about synonyms of thief

What is another word for thief?
Thief has 22 synonyms on Word.ws, such as stealer, pincher and lifter.
What does thief mean?
Thief means one who carries out a theft.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thief (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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