thief

[US]/θiːf/
[UK]/θiːf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a criminal who steals items from others

Phrases & Collocations

thief of time

professional thief

Example Sentences

The thief was caught.

a thief about in the hotel.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

A thief and a pothead!

The thief was sent to prison.

There is a thief in our midst.

The thief stole into the house.

an incorrigible thief

The thief crept along the corridor.

The statement of the thief is not susceptible of proof.

a mob that put the thief to flight.

The thief got in through the window.

The thief has amended.

The thief is certain to be caught in time.

She was set on by a thief in the park.

The thief was shut up in prison.

The thief ran slap into a policeman.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

A thief lifted my wallet.

The thief glided out of the room.

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