One who carries out a theft. / One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence. / (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of thief, meaning to steal.

(proscribed, nonstandard) plural of thief

(rare) The state or conduct of a thief; thievery

A small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.

Something stealthy or that occurs without warning.

A thief who steals without being noticed and without using violence.

Solenopsis molesta, very small ants that sometimes nest close to other ant nests, from which they steal food.

plural of thief ant

A criminal who is respected, has authority and a high ranking status within the criminal underworld in the old Soviet Union, Russia and the republics that formed the former Soviet Union.