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noun
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.
synonym: thief.
is a specific kind of: criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.
is a broader term that covers: bandit, brigand | booster, lifter, shoplifter | burglar | dacoit, dakoit | defalcator, embezzler, peculator | body snatcher, ghoul, graverobber | graverobber | holdup man, stickup man | larcener, larcenist | cutpurse, dip, pickpocket | literary pirate, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer | despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler | robber | cattle thief, rustler | cracksman, safebreaker, safecracker | snatcher | pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher ... show more.
derivation: rip, rip off, steal.
Dutch: dievegge, diefPolish: złodziej
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