sneak thief

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   a thief who steals without using violence

   Synonymspilferersnitcher

   Broaderthief

   Narrowerwharf rat

Questions about sneak thief

What does sneak thief mean?

sneak thief means "a thief who steals without using violence".

What is another word for sneak thief?

Close synonyms include pilferer, snitcher. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sneak thief a common word?

sneak thief is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.