thief
/θiːf/
robber, pilferer
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- 1.
A person who steals another person's property, especially secretly or without violence.
"The police caught the thief trying to escape."
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A clever thief managed to bypass the security system.
A clever thief managed to bypass the security system.
The old woman cried, 'Stop that thief! He stole my purse!'
The old woman cried, 'Stop that thief! He stole my purse!'
They discovered that the security guard was actually the thief.
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