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Meaning thief meaning

What does thief mean?

Definitions in simple English

thief Noun

— A thief is a person who steals.

thief

— noun a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Synonyms thief synonyms

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thief English » English

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Topics thief topics

What do people use thief to talk about?

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

What words refer to a person who steals?

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Examples thief examples

How do I use thief in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The thief got away with the money.

Opportunity makes a thief.

She got the thief.

The police arrest the thief.

You are a thief.

He's a thief.

She is a thief.

You don't have the appearance of a thief.

Surprisingly enough, he turned out to be a thief.

The thief forced her to hand over the money.

A thief broke into the house to steal the money.

We captured the thief.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

The thief ran away.

He is nothing less than a thief to do such a thing.

The thief was traced by the stolen goods.

The thief ran fast.

The thief admitted his guilt.

The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.

The thief disguised himself as a policeman.

When the thief heard the dog bark, he took to his heels.

The thief entered through a broken window.

A thief crept in through the window.

The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.

How did the thief manage to avoid being caught?

The policeman chased the thief.

The policeman didn't believe the thief.

Movie subtitles

Let's say it was done by a thief.

The thief has nothing else to take, so he took that?

So one of these ice cream-loving fools is a thief!

We caught the thief. But who killed the man whose body lies on the floor?

A thief always comes in handy.

By the next day the master mind had completely solved the mystery. with the exception of locating the pearls and finding the thief.

You're nothing but a sneak thief.

You heard me, a petty larceny sneak thief.

Thief.

I'm also a criminal and a hotel thief.

Hotel thief.

Why, you're a thief!

You are a thief!

Thief! You!

I cannot leave the factory with the stigma of a thief.

For the thief, the ring has lost its magic power.

It was stolen and I gave it to the thief, out of love.

She's not only a killer, she's also a thief!

Just think, the thief was in the room with us.

You're not a thief.

Thief. -You're getting hot.

You're going to be locked up. - Why, you're a thief!

I had but one friend, and now he thinks I'm a thief!

I'm not a thief.

And you calling me a thief.

You're a thief.

I've been a junk man, hobo, drunkard, thief.. and to begin with. a murderer.

YOU'RE A MUCH BETTER THIEF THAN YOU ARE A LIAR.

Rich man, poor man, beggar man. -Thief.

Take it. You thief, you.

News and current affairs

But if, say, a financial trader or a corporate executive is paid a fortune for being a shade faster than competitors, the public suspects that he or she is undeserving or, worse, a thief.

Many legal systems now take the position that, with regard to property offenses at least, the victim must be willing to surrender his property when the only available option is to kill the thief.

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