thiever en · NOUN
Etymology
From thieve + -er.
Meanings
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(uncommon) One who thieves.
May this juſtifie a Backberond, or Common Thiever; with all Lewdneſs and Wantonneſs of Heart, meerly for Spoil and Lucre, to rob Orchards, and waſte Vineyards […]
1674, a Perſon of Honour, Defensio Legis: Or, The Whole State of England Inquiſited and Defended for General Satisfaction, London, page 260:The Receiver Is as bad as the Thiever.
1732, Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British, volume I, London, page 274:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thievers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
larcener · larcenist · stealer · borrower · thief · bagger · flogger · cribber · appropriator · tea leaf · misappropriator · faker · pincher · heister · nicker · snitch · filcher · booster · thiever · liberator · purloiner · abstractor · lifter