sneak thief

noun

: a thief who steals whatever is readily available without using violence or forcibly breaking into buildings

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Jake Gyllenhaal lost 20 pounds to play Louis Bloom, the ghoulish sneak thief-turned-freelance crime scene journalist, in this alternately gripping and skin-crawling drama. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sneak thief was circa 1859

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“Sneak thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneak%20thief. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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