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thiever

thiever noun: one who thieves.

Noun

thiever (plural thievers)

  1. (uncommon) One who thieves.
    • May this juſtifie a Backberond, or Common Thiever; with all Lewdneſs and Wantonneſs of Heart, meerly for Spoil and Lucre, to rob Orchards, and waſte Vineyards […]1674, a Perſon of Honour, Defensio Legis: Or, The Whole State of England Inquiſited and Defended for General Satisfaction, London, page 260
    • The Receiver
      Is as bad as the Thiever.1732, Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, volume I, London, page 274

Synonyms of thiever

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Forms of thiever

pluralthievers

Origin of thiever

From thieve + -er.

Questions about thiever

What does thiever mean?
Thiever means one who thieves.
What part of speech is thiever?
Thiever is a noun.
What is the plural of thiever?
The plural of thiever is thievers.

Words near thiever in the dictionary

  1. thievable
  2. thieve
  3. thieve out
  4. thieved
  5. thieved out
  6. thiever
  7. thieveries
  8. thievers
  9. thievery
  10. thieves
  11. thieves in law

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