theft
The thief had disturbed the documents in her filing cabinet, but nothing had been taken.窃贼翻动了她档案柜中的文件，但什么都没拿走。
The diamond thief double-crossed his partners and gave them only worthless fake jewels.钻石大盗欺骗了同伙，给了他们一钱不值的假珠宝。
It's said that a barking dog puts off the opportunist thief.
The police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests otherwise .
The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.小偷趁同伙拖住保安之际，闯进了办公室。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Miscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
desperado
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
knock-knock burglar
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
safecracker
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
Idioms
it takes a thief to catch a thief
like a thief in the night
thief | American Dictionary
thief
noun[ C ]
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a person who steals:
The thieves stole $10,000 and several pieces of jewelry.