SNEAK THIEF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sneak thief mean? 

• SNEAK THIEF (noun)
  The noun SNEAK THIEF has 1 sense:

1. a thief who steals without using violence

  Familiarity information: SNEAK THIEF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNEAK THIEF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thief who steals without using violence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pilferer; sneak thief; snitcher

Hypernyms ("sneak thief" is a kind of...):

stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sneak thief"):

wharf rat (someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses)