thief
/ˈθiːf/ noun A2- One who carries out a theft.
- One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
Plural thieves
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## The Thieves and the Cock
SOME THIEVES broke into a house and found nothing but a Cock, whom they stole, and got off as fast as they could.
## The Thief and the Innkeeper
A THIEF hired a room in a tavern and stayed a while in the hope of stealing something which should enable him to pay his reckoning.
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