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Meaning of thief in English
Pronunciation
/θif/
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Noun
thief
Etymology
Old English thīof, thēof, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dief and German Dieb, also to theft
Definitions
1.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it