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Thief vs Thieves - What's the difference?

thief | thieves |

As nouns the difference between thief and thieves

is that thief is one who has carried out a theft while thieves is plural of lang=en.

As a verb thieves is

third person singular simple present form of to thieve.

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

    Derived terms

    * *

    thieves

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Third person singular simple present form of to thieve.
  • Usage notes

    Usually deprecated in favour of steals