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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] (173)
thief688

One who takes portable property from another without the knowledge or consent of the latter… spec. One who does this by stealth; esp. from the…

bribera1387

A person who takes things dishonestly or steals; a thief; an extortionist. Obsolete.

stealer1508

One who steals; a thief; now only, one who steals something specified.

taker?a1513

A person who takes something from another by force or wrongfully; a robber, a thief, a plunderer, a pilferer. In later use chiefly with of.

goodfellow1566

A thief. Obsolete.

snatcher1575

One who or that which snatches; a thief, a robber. (Also with at or away.)

lift1591

slang. One who lifts or takes away and appropriates (something); a thief. (Cf. lift, v. 8.)

liftera1592

One who takes up dishonestly; a thief. Cf. cattle-lifter n., shoplifter, n.

larcin1596

One who commits larceny; a larcener.

Tartar1602

Transferred uses. An old cant name for a strolling vagabond, a thief, a beggar. Cf. Bohemian, n., Gypsy, n. adj., Tartarian, n. b. Obsolete.

lime-twig1606

One whose fingers are ‘limed’; a thief. Obsolete.

outparter1607

A spurious word, originally an error for outputter, n., subsequently taken up in editions of the Statutes, and in legal and general dictionaries.

Tartarian1608

‘A cant word for a thief’ (Nares).

flick1610

slang. A thief. Obsolete. rare.

puggard1611

A thief. Cf. pugging, adj.

gilt1620

A person who picks locks; a burglar or thief. Also (in later use) gilt-dubber. Cf. gilter, n.2

nim1630

A thief.

highwayman1652

figurative and in extended use. Cf. highway robbery, n.

cloyer1659

A thief, cutpurse, shoplifter.

out-trader1660

A person who traffics in stolen goods. Cf. outputter, n. 1b.

Robin Goodfellow1680

With punning allusion to robbing, adj.: a thief, a robber. Cf. goodfellow, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

birdlime1705

slang. A person given to stealing; a thief. Obsolete.

gyp1728

A thief; (also) a swindler. Obsolete (U.S. slang in later use).

filch1775

One who filches or steals: a filcher. Obsolete.

kiddy1780

Thieves' slang. A professional thief who assumes a ‘flashness’ of dress and manner; one who dresses in a similar style.

snaveller1781

a thief.

larcenist1803

= larcener, n.

pincher1814

Now frequently as the second element in compounds (see bottom pincher n. at bottom, n. adj.compounds 3… Originally slang. A person who steals…

geach1821

A thief.

wharf-rat1823

(a) the common brown rat, Mus decumanus, which infests wharfs; (b) a man or boy who loafs about wharfs, often with the intention of stealing (slang).

toucher1837

slang. U.S. A thief; a pickpocket. Cf. touch, v. 21a. Obsolete.

larcener1839

One who commits larceny; chiefly petty larcener, one who commits petty larceny. Also figurative.

snammer1839

one who snams; a thief.

drummer1856

British slang. A robber who takes valuables from victims after having rendered them unconscious, usually with a secretly administered sedative. Now di

gun1857

slang. A thief; also ‘rascal’, ‘beggar’.

forker1867

One who forks. slang. (See quot. 1867.)

gunsmith1869

slang. A thief.

nabber1880

A person who nabs someone or something; a bailiff, police officer, etc.; a thief.

thiever1899

one who thieves, a thief.

tea-leaf1903

Rhyming slang for ‘thief’.

gun moll1908

a female thief (cf. sense 12); an armed woman.

nicker1909

colloquial (chiefly British). A person who steals something; a thief. Frequently with preceding noun.

knocker-off1926

With adverbs, as knocker-down, also = knock-down, n. 1a; knocker-off, (a) = knock-off, n. 1; (b) Underworld slang a thief; knocker-up, a person who…

possum1945

slang (usually derogatory). Australian. A thief. rare.

scuffler1961

One who scuffles.

rip-off1969

A person who steals, a thief. rare.

Subcategories:

— thieving hands (2)
— thieves collectively (2)
— thieves' den (1)
— company of thieves (10)
— accomplice (12)
— companion of thieves (4)
— arch-thief (1)
— experienced (1)
— young (1)
— habitual or kleptomaniac (6)
— non-migrant (1)
— from shops (9)
— from tills (2)
— from drunk or sleeping person (5)
— from place where he is staying (1)
— from brothel (1)
— ore or from mine (2)
— plate from public houses (1)
— coal from barges (1)
— from graves (1)
— of lead (1)
— of linen from line or hedge (3)
— of watches (4)
— of jewellery (4)
— of luggage (3)
— of motor vehicles, using false registration (1)
— of petrol by siphoning (1)
— of apples or fruit (3)
— of books (1)
— by snatching (5)
— nimble or dexterous (4)
— who works alone (1)
— who works in company with women (1)
— who uses a motor car (1)
— who steals at night (5)
— who works by stealth (6)
— who administers drug (1)
— who uses a hook (3)
— river-thief (4)
— who attends funerals or religious gatherings (1)
— whose wergild was paid (1)
— who is hanged (1)
— one who trains children to thieve (1)
— vehicle theft (7)
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