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…
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释义 | 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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