thief
//ˈθiːf//
Forms
- Plural
- thieves
Definitions
1.One who carries out a theft.
2.One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4463
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English thef, theef, þef
From Old English þēof
From Proto-West Germanic *þeub
From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.