Thug vs Thief - What's the difference?
thug | thief |
A criminal with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire.
(dated) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped and offered their victims to her.
One who has carried out a theft.
(obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
As nouns the difference between thug and thief
is that thug is a criminal with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire while thief is one who has carried out a theft.thug
English
(wikipedia thug) From (etyl) . Thuggee was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in murdering and robbing travellers and known for strangling their victims, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century) to the 19th century. During of India, many Indian words passed into common English, and in 1810 thug referred to members of these Indian gangs. The sense was adopted more generally as "ruffian, cutthroat" by 1839.Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* See alsothief
English
Noun
(thieves)- (Bishop Hall)