thief's
Belonging to pilferer
Thief's is the possessive form of thief, indicating something belonging to or associated with a person who steals: The thief's fingerprints were found on the safe.
It also appears in compound phrases: a thief's honor, thief's cant (the historical slang of criminals).
Lock-opening implement
- crowbarMetal prying lever
- skeleton keyLock opener for many doors
- glass cutterTool for scoring panes
- jimmySmall prying bar
wire · bolt cutters · gloves · mask · flashlight · grappling hook · rope · disguise
Secret, undetected movement
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- breaking and enteringIllegally forcing entry somewhere
- safecrackingOpening secured vaults illegally
shoplifting · heist · burglary · infiltration · casing · distraction · surveillance · escape route
Sly, scheming cleverness
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
audacity · quick hands · nimbleness · guile · craftiness · opportunism · boldness · patience
Stolen valuables
- stolen goodsProperty acquired through theft
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- plunderGoods seized violently
- stashHidden reserve
swag · takings · contraband · booty · spoils · ill-gotten gains · cache · hoard
Penalty for an offense
- captureTake into custody
- arrestSeize by law
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
handcuffs · prosecution · restitution · confession · trial · conviction · parole · guilt
lockpick
Lock-opening implement
- crowbarMetal prying lever
- skeleton keyLock opener for many doors
- glass cutterTool for scoring panes
jimmy · wire · bolt cutters · gloves · mask · flashlight · grappling hook · rope · disguise · burner phone
stealth
Secret, undetected movement
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- breaking and enteringIllegally forcing entry somewhere
safecracking · shoplifting · heist · burglary · infiltration · casing · distraction · surveillance · escape route · getaway
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- desperationUtter loss of hope
nerve · audacity · quick hands · nimbleness · guile · craftiness · opportunism · boldness · patience · resourcefulness
loot
Stolen valuables
- stolen goodsProperty acquired through theft
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- plunderGoods seized violently
stash · swag · takings · contraband · booty · spoils · ill-gotten gains · cache · hoard · pickings
punishment
Penalty for an offense
sentence · handcuffs · prosecution · restitution · confession · trial · conviction · parole · guilt · redemption
thief'sowner's
Of one who has
victim's · proprietor's · possessor's · buyer's · keeper's
thief'sguardian's
Belonging to a protector
protector's · giver's · donor's · benefactor's · saint's
thief'svictim's
Belonging to harmed party
mark's · target's · policeman's · detective's · cop's
- identity thiefOne who steals credentials
- thief in the nightSomeone taking things undetected
- horse thiefOne who steals equines
- jewel thiefOne who steals gems
- sneak thiefBurglar avoiding detection
- time thiefWhatever steals your hours