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sneak thief

noun

  1. a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.


sneak thief

noun

  1. a person who steals paltry articles from premises, which he enters through open doors, windows, etc
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Origin of sneak thief1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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“A lowlife sneak thief,†he railed on the app Nextdoor, informing his neighbors of the incident.

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I crept back into the basement like a highly skilled sneak thief and then proceeded to listen to the most calming music I know: the Beatles.

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I stare at the names and I think about how I got them, and I'm not proud of myself for being a sneak thief.

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Kasich is a sneak thief, crushing unions and sticking obstacles to abortion into unrelated bills while he claims to be a moderate.

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He found that slipping about the street under cover like a sneak thief was much against his grain, and he was nervous.

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