Synonyms of thief
22 similar words
Another word for thief is stealer. Other synonyms of thief are pincher and lifter.
Synonyms and similar words for thief
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- abstractor euphemisticA clerk of a certain title or grade in the British civil service.
- appropriator euphemistic
- bagger
- boosterA thief.
- borrower euphemisticOne who borrows.
- cribber
- filcherOne who filches; a thief.
- flogger Australia
- heisterA thief or burglar.
- larcenerOne who commits larceny, a thief.
- larcenistOne who commits larceny, a thief.
- liberator euphemisticA person who frees or liberates.
- lifterA thief.
- misappropriator euphemisticA person who misappropriates.
- nickerSomeone who nicks (steals) something, a thief.
- pincherA person or thing that pinches, as in stealing; e.g. a thief or kleptomaniac.
- purloinerOne who purloins.
- snitchA thief.
- stealerOne who steals; a thief.
- tea leaf slangA thief.
- thieverOne who thieves.
- faker obsoleteA thief.
Meaning of thief
- noun One who carries out a theft.
- noun One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
- noun A waster in the snuff of a candle.
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