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Scoundrel vs Thief - What's the difference?

scoundrel | thief |

As nouns the difference between scoundrel and thief

is that scoundrel is a mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue while thief is one who has carried out a theft.

scoundrel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood / Has crept through soundrels ever since the flood.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * scoundrelly

    See also

    thief

    English

    Noun

    (thieves)
  • One who has carried out a theft.
  • (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
    • (Bishop Hall)

    Hyponyms

    * burglar * cat burglar * mugger * robber * pickpocket

    Related terms

    * thieve * thief in law

    Derived terms

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals