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51bandit — n 1. brigand, highwayman, footpad, road agent, Sl. yegg or yeggman, Sp. bandolero, Southwest U.S. ladrone, Australian. bushranger, desperado, picaroon; outlaw, gangster, public enemy, criminal, mafioso, mobster, racketeer; thug, ruffian, rogue,… …
52housebreaker — n burglar, robber, thief; Inf. second story man, Sl. cracksman, Brit. picklock, Raffles; sneak thief, cat burglar, prowler; stealer, purloiner, pilferer, filcher, Inf. crook, Sl. yegg or yeggman; criminal, gangster, felon …
53robber — n 1. burglar, thief, stealer, Inf. crook; housebreaker, Sl. cracksman, Brit. picklock, Raffles, sneak thief, cat burglar, Inf. second story man; Inf. hold up man, Sl. stickup man; mugger; safecracker, Jimmy Valentine. 2. petty thief, Sl. ripoff,… …
54thief — n 1. pilferer, filcher, Sl. ripoff or rip off artist, purloiner, stealer, Inf. crook, Sl. ganef; shoplifter, pickpocket, cutpurse, purse snatcher, light fingered Louie, Sl. dip; Psychol. kleptomaniac. 2. burglar, robber, housebreaker, Sl.… …
55filch — /fɪltʃ / (say filch) verb (t) to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer. {origin unknown} –filcher, noun …
56burglar — [n] person who steals cat burglar, crook, filcher*, housebreaker, midnighter*, owl*, picklock*, pilferer*, porch climber*, prowler, robber, safecracker, sneakthief*, thief; concept 412 …
57crook — [n] criminal, thief cheat, filcher, knave, pilferer, purloiner, racketeer, robber, rogue, scoundrel, shark*, shyster*, swindler, villain; concept 412 Ant. law, police crook [v] bend, angle bow, curve, flex, fork, hook, meander, notch, round,… …
58filch — v.tr. pilfer, steal. Derivatives: filcher n. Etymology: 16th c. thieves sl.: orig. unkn …
