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thiefess

thiefess noun: a female thief.

Noun

thiefess (plural thiefesses)

  1. A female thief.
    • The editor of the last-named paper wrote a letter to the "New York Tribune," in which he accused Lucy Larcom of being "a literary thiefess," and claimed the "stolen goods."1894, Daniel Dulany Addison, Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary, page 63
    • Aren't you ashamed of being a thiefess?'1948, Millie Toole, Our Old Man: A Biographical Portrait of Joseph Toole, page 106

Forms of thiefess

pluralthiefesses
alternative formthievess

Origin of thiefess

From thief + -ess.

Questions about thiefess

What does thiefess mean?
Thiefess means a female thief.
What part of speech is thiefess?
Thiefess is a noun.
What is the plural of thiefess?
The plural of thiefess is thiefesses.

Words near thiefess in the dictionary

  1. thief-takers
  2. thiefcraft
  3. thiefdom
  4. thiefdoms
  5. thiefed
  6. thiefess
  7. thiefesses
  8. thiefhood
  9. thiefless
  10. thieflike
  11. thiefly

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