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thief meaning

EN[θiːf] [-iːf]
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    Definition of thief in English Dictionary

  • NounPLthieves
    1. One who carries out a theft.
      1. (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • The thief moved closer, clutching his own race card, until his elbows were touching those of the race-goer.
          • The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.
          • The thief finally turned himself in at the police station.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Nouns with irregular plurals
            • Countable nouns
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          1. en thiefs
          2. en thiefed
          3. en thiefly
          4. en thiefdom
          5. en thiefship
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of thief for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "thief" is a noun, more specifically, a nouns with irregular plural and a countable noun.
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          Definiteness: Level 9
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