Definition of thief

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Thief (n.) A waster in the snuff of a candle.

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Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
Pilferer :: Pilferer (n.) One who pilfers; a petty thief.
Receiver :: Receiver (n.) One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen..
Outfangthef :: Outfangthef (v. t.) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty..
Waster :: Waster (v. t.) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a thief..
Theftbote :: Theftbote (n.) The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment..
Nimmer :: Nimmer (n.) A thief.
Actionable :: Actionable (a.) That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable..
Convey :: Convey (v. i.) To play the thief; to steal.
Drawlatch :: Drawlatch (n.) A housebreaker or thief.
Detection :: Detection (n.) The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot..
Mainor :: Mainor (n.) A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
Water Thief :: Water thief () A pirate.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
Filcher :: Filcher (n.) One who filches; a thief.
Swag-bellied :: Swag (n.) A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle.
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
Kiddy :: Kiddy (n.) A young fellow; formerly, a low thief..
Plagiarist :: Plagiarist (n.) One who plagiarizes; or purloins the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a literary thief; a plagiary..
Water Rat :: Water rat () A thief on the water; a pirate.
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