11
thief(noun, person, villain, criminal, crook)
10
robber(noun, person, villain, criminal, crook)
7
crook(noun, villain, criminal, thief, thug)
6
purloiner(noun, crimes, larcenist)
6
sneak thief(noun, expression, idiom, crook, thief)
6
stealer(noun, criminal, crook, thief, thug)
5
bandit(noun, informal, criminal, crook, thief)
5
burglar(noun, person, crimes, larcenist)
5
kleptomaniac(noun, stealer, larcenist, compulsive thief)
5
lifter(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, pirate)
5
shoplifter(noun, criminal, crook, thief, thug)
5
snitcher
4
filcher(noun, villain, criminal, crook, thief)
4
highwayman(noun, cheat, clip, criminal, crook)
4
housebreaker(noun, criminal, crook, thief, thug)
4
poacher(noun, thief, robber)
4
prowler(noun, thief, larcenist)
4
scrounger(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, pirate)
3
embezzler(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, pirate)
3
larcenist(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, pirate)
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