thief

thief
Waster Wast"er, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See {Waste}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. [1913 Webster]

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii. 9. [1913 Webster]

Sconces are great wasters of candles. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a {thief}. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

3. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil. [1913 Webster]

Half a dozen of veneys at wasters with a good fellow for a broken head. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

Being unable to wield the intellectual arms of reason, they are fain to betake them unto wasters. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]


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  • Thief — (th[=e]f), n.; pl. {Thieves} (th[=e]vz). [OE. thef, theef, AS. [thorn]e[ o]f; akin to OFries. thiaf, OS. theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel. [thorn]j[=o]fr, Sw. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. [thorn]iufs, [thorn]iubs, and perhaps to Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thief — n pl thieves [Old English thēof]: one who commits theft Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. thief I …   Law dictionary

  • Thief — Thief, Steal Me a Peach Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Thief, Steal Me a Peach es una de las primeras demos que grabó Sunny Day Real Estate. El material lo distribuyó la discográfica independiente One Day I Stop Breathing, en 1993. Como anécdota,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • thief — [θi:f] n plural thieves [θi:vz] [: Old English; Origin: theof] someone who steals things from another person or place →↑theft, burglar ↑burglar, robber ↑robber ▪ Thieves broke into the offices and stole $150,000 s worth of computer equipment. a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thief — [ θif ] (plural thieves [ θivz ] ) noun count ** someone who steals something. An instance of stealing something is called a theft: The thief stole a valuable painting from the museum. an organized gang of thieves ─ compare BURGLAR thick as… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thief — (n.) O.E. þeof, from P.Gmc. *theubaz (Cf. O.Fris. thiaf, O.S. thiof, M.Du. dief, O.H.G. diob, Ger. dieb, O.N. þiofr, Goth. þiufs), probably from PIE *teup (Cf. Lith. tupeti to crouch down ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • thief — has the plural form thieves …   Modern English usage

  • thief — [n] person who steals bandit, burglar, cat burglar, cheat, clip*, criminal, crook, defalcator, embezzler, heister*, highway robber, hijacker, holdup artist, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, larcenist, lifter*, moonlighter*, mugger, owl*,… …   New thesaurus

  • thief — ► NOUN (pl. thieves) ▪ a person who steals another person s property. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

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