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thief
noun
-
thief
,
thieves
a
person
who
takes
something
that
belongs
to
someone
else
without
permission
,
intending
to
keep
it
.
•
The
thief
slipped
into
the
house
through
an
open
window
while
everyone
was
asleep
.
The
thief
slipped
into
the
house
through
an
open
window
while
everyone
was
asleep
.
•
Police
caught
the
thief
minutes
after
he
grabbed
a
woman
’
s
purse
on
the
crowded
street
.
Police
caught
the
thief
minutes
after
he
grabbed
a
woman
’
s
purse
on
the
crowded
street
.
Old
English
"
thēof
",
from
Proto-Germanic
*theubaz
,
related
to
Dutch
"
dief
"
and
German
"
Dieb
",
all
meaning
"
robber
"
or
"
stealer
".
