thieves
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noun, plural thieves.
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English thēof; cognate with Dutch dief, German Dieb, Old Norse thjōfr, Gothic thiufs
before 900; Middle English; Old English thēof; cognate with Dutch dief, German Dieb, Old Norse thjōfr, Gothic thiufs
Related forms
un·der·thief, noun, plural un·der·thieves.
Synonyms
burglar, pickpocket, highwayman. Thief, robber refer to one who steals. A thief takes the goods or property of another by stealth without the latter's knowledge: like a thief in the night. A robber trespasses upon the house, property, or person of another, and makes away with things of value, even at the cost of violence: A robber held up two women on the street.
burglar, pickpocket, highwayman. Thief, robber refer to one who steals. A thief takes the goods or property of another by stealth without the latter's knowledge: like a thief in the night. A robber trespasses upon the house, property, or person of another, and makes away with things of value, even at the cost of violence: A robber held up two women on the street.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to take by theft; steal.
verb (used without object)
2.
to act as a thief; commit theft; steal.
Related forms
thiev·ing·ly, adverb
out·thieve, verb (used with object), out·thieved, out·thiev·ing.
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thief (θiːf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl thieves | |
| 1. | a person who steals something from another |
| 2. | criminal law a person who commits theft |
| [Old English thēof; related to Old Frisian thiāf, Old Saxon thiof, Old High German diob, Old Norse thjōfr, Gothic thiufs] | |
| 'thievish | |
| —adj | |
| 'thievishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'thievishness | |
| —n | |
| thieve (θiːv) | |
| —vb | |
| to steal (someone's possessions) | |
| [Old English thēofian, from thēof | |
| 'thievery | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
thief
O.E. þeof, from P.Gmc. *theubaz (cf. O.Fris. thiaf, O.S. thiof, M.Du. dief, O.H.G. diob, Ger. dieb, O.N. þiofr, Goth. þiufs), probably from PIE *teup- (cf. Lith. tupeti "to crouch down").
thieve
O.E. þeofian, from þeof (see thief). Rare in O.E., not common until 17c. Thievish "of or pertaining to thieves" is recorded from mid-15c.; meaning "inclined to steal" is from 1530s. Thieving first attested 1520s. Thievery is from 1560s.
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Example sentences
Many are still unfairly stigmatized as thieves and low-lives.
The thieves were probably lucky to have escaped burial themselves.
The people looting shops were thieves long before the riot started.
Guarding long-buried treasure, a monitor at a dig site looks out for thieves who illegally remove fossils for sale to collectors.
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