thief

🇺🇸 /θiːf/ 🇬🇧 /θiːf/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

Someone who takes things that don't belong to them without permission.

The thief was caught red-handed trying to steal a car.

translation

n. Someone who takes things that don't belong to them without permission.

Word Forms

Plural thieves