thief

One who commits the act or crime of theft.

The bramble Rubus fruticosus. Compare theve-thorn.

A person who steals, or is guilty of larceny or robbery; one who takes the goods or property of another without the owner's knowledge or consent; especially, one who deprives another of property secretly or without open force, as opposed to a robber, who openly uses violence.

A person guilty of cunning or deceitful acts; a lawless person; an evil-doer: used in reproach.

An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to gutter.