thiever

English

Etymology

From thieve +‎ -er.

Noun

thiever (plural thievers)

1. (uncommon) One who thieves. [17th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thief

   • 1674, a Perſon of Honour, Defensio Legis: Or, The Whole State of England Inquiſited and Defended for General Satisfaction‎^[1], London, page 260:

     May this juſtifie a Backberond, or Common Thiever; with all Lewdneſs and Wantonneſs of Heart, meerly for Spoil and Lucre, to rob Orchards, and waſte Vineyards […]

   • 1732, Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British‎^[2], volume I, London, page 274:

     The Receiver
     Is as bad as the Thiever.