Noun
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a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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criminal,
malefactor,
outlaw,
felon,
crook someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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bandit,
brigand an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
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shoplifter,
lifter,
booster an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
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burglar a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
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dacoit,
dakoit a member of an armed gang of robbers
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defalcator,
embezzler,
peculator someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use
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body snatcher,
ghoul,
graverobber an evil spirit or ghost
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graverobber someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
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holdup man,
stickup man an armed thief
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larcener,
larcenist a person who commits larceny
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cutpurse,
pickpocket,
dip a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
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literary pirate,
plagiariser,
plagiarist,
plagiarizer,
pirate someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
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despoiler,
freebooter,
looter,
pillager,
plunderer,
raider,
spoiler someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
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robber a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
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cattle thief,
rustler someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)
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cracksman,
safebreaker,
safecracker a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
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snatcher a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher"
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