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Thief vs Mainor - What's the difference?

thief | mainor |

As nouns the difference between thief and mainor

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while mainor is (legal|uk|obsolete) a stolen article found on the person of the thief.

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

    mainor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal, UK, obsolete) A stolen article found on the person of the thief.
    • (Bouvier)
    (Wharton)

    Usage notes

    * A thief was said to be "taken with the mainor" when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, i.e. in his hands. (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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