Thesaurus results for THIEF

thief

noun

ˈthēf

Definition of thief next

as in robber

one who steals a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym

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Recent Examples of thief Governor Newsom has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in its retail theft taskforce, with the California Highway Patrol making thousands of arrests, but when asked about how many thieves have actually been prosecuted, the state doesn’t have the answers. —

Todd Spitzer, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024 Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 Others, such as the Dickensian gang of thieves that briefly take George in, feel like they might have been airlifted in from a collegiate production of Oliver Twist. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024 Now the lone-wolf jewel thief is looking for that fabled final last score and Lou breaks all the rules of Crime 101. —

Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thief