Meaning

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

    Gelegenheitsdieb

    a thief who steals without using violence

Translations

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Deutsch
By meaning 1
sneak thief:

Origin

From sneak + thief. Compare Danish snigtyv (literally “sneak thief”).

From sneak + thief. Compare Danish snigtyv (literally “sneak thief”).

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Forms

plural: sneak thieves

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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