Thief


Synonyms for thief
noun person who steals

burglar
sniper
pickpocket
bandit
crook
swindler
criminal
pirate
robber
mugger

prowler
clip
cheat
hijacker
punk
plunderer
kleptomaniac
pilferer
larcenist
stealer

cat burglar
purloiner
owl
defalcator
larcener
embezzler
spider
housebreaker
moonlighter
lifter

scrounger
shoplifter
heister
highway robber
holdup artist
porch climber
stickup artist

Antonyms for thief

police

law

Concept Thesaurus for word thief
2. Transfer of Property
Synonyms – noun

thief
rifler
depredator
shark
bushranger
bandit
corsair
buccanier
ranger
wrecker
abductor
chor
hold-up [U.S.]
rustler
sneak thief
Dick Turpin
sturdy beggar.
light-fingered gentry
thimblerigger
leg
Jeremy Diddler
swell mob
peculator
receiver of stolen goods
housebreaker
Jack Sheppard

robber
filcher
pillager
land shark
Bedouin
thug
viking
piqueerer
privateer
picaroon
badger
contrabandist
jackleg [U.S.]
sandbagger
spieler
Claude Duval
cut purse
sharper
rook
welsher
Robert Macaire
chevalier d’industrie
forger
duffer
cracksman
Jonathan Wild.

homo triumliterarum
plagiarist.
marauder
falcon
brigand
dacoit
Paul Jones
pickeerer
filibuster
smuggler
bunko man
crook
kidnapper
sea king
strong-arm man [U.S.].
Macheath
pick purse
card sharper
Greek
defaulter
artful dodger
shoplifter.
coiner
smasher.
magsman

pilferer
spoiler
harpy
mosstrooper
freebooter
pirate
buccaneer
rover
rapparee
poacher
cattle thief
hawk
kidnaper
skin
highwayman
footpad
pickpocket
skittle sharper
blackleg
Autolycus
trickster
swindler
fence
burglar
Bill Sikes

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