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Traitor vs Thief - What's the difference?

traitor | thief |


As nouns the difference between traitor and thief

is that traitor is one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country while thief is one who has carried out a theft.

As a verb traitor

is to act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

As an adjective traitor

is traitorous.

Greedy vs Thief - What's the difference?

greedy | thief |


As an adjective greedy

is having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

As a noun thief is

one who has carried out a theft.

Politician vs Thief - What's the difference?

politician | thief |


As nouns the difference between politician and thief

is that politician is one engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official while thief is one who has carried out a theft.

Thief vs Burglars - What's the difference?

thief | burglars |


As nouns the difference between thief and burglars

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while burglars is plural of burglar.

Thief vs Kidnapper - What's the difference?

thief | kidnapper |


As nouns the difference between thief and kidnapper

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while kidnapper is a person who kidnaps someone.

Shoplifting vs Thief - What's the difference?

shoplifting | thief |


As nouns the difference between shoplifting and thief

is that shoplifting is (uncountable) the action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift while thief is one who has carried out a theft.

As a verb shoplifting

is .

Thief vs Police - What's the difference?

thief | police |


As nouns the difference between thief and police

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while police is policy (contract of insurance).

Strange vs Thief - What's the difference?

strange | thief |


In obsolete terms the difference between strange and thief

is that strange is not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced while thief is a waster in the snuff of a candle.

As nouns the difference between strange and thief

is that strange is vagina while thief is one who has carried out a theft.

As an adjective strange

is not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.

As a verb strange

is to alienate; to estrange.

As a proper noun Strange

is {{surname}.

Thief vs Embezzler - What's the difference?

thief | embezzler |


As nouns the difference between thief and embezzler

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while embezzler is one who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.

Thief vs Invest - What's the difference?

thief | invest |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between thief and invest

is that thief is (obsolete) a waster in the snuff of a candle while invest is (obsolete) to put on (clothing).

As nouns the difference between thief and invest

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while invest is (meteorology) an unnamed tropical weather pattern "to investigate" for development into a significant (named) system