thief
noun[C]
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apersonwhosteals:
小偷，贼Theartgallerywasbrokeninto lastnight, and the thieves got away with twovaluablepaintings.艺术馆昨晚遭入室盗窃，被偷走了两幅珍贵的画。
See also
theft
- The thief haddisturbedthedocumentsin herfilingcabinet, but nothing had been taken.
- Thediamondthief double-crossed hispartnersand gave them onlyworthlessfakejewels.
- It's said that abarkingdogputs off theopportunistthief.
- Thepolicebelievehe is the thief, but all theevidencesuggestsotherwise.
- The thiefbrokeinto theofficewhile hisaccomplicestalledoff thesecurityguard.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- scofflaw
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
Idioms
it takes a thief to catch a thief
like a thief in the night