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thief(noun, person, crook, thief, thug)
11
cutpurse(noun, thief, pilferer, shoplifter)
10
robber(noun, person, criminal, crook, thief)
9
dip
7
burglar(noun, criminal, crook, thief, thug)
6
filch(steal, mug, rob, raid, pilfer)
6
mugger(noun, criminal, crook, thief, thug)
6
purloin(steal, mug, rob, raid, pilfer)
6
shoplifter(noun, criminal, crook, thief, thug)
4
bandit
4
crook(noun, thief)
4
highwayman(noun, thief)
4
housebreaker(noun, thief)
4
nab
4
stealer(noun, thief, larcenist)
4
swipe(steal, mug, rob, raid, pilfer)
4
take(steal, mug, rob, raid, pilfer)
3
collar
3
thug(noun, thief)
3
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