What words are used around here for a thief—any kind of thief?
| BURGLAR | 461 |
| SHOPLIFTER | 322 |
| ROBBER | 292 |
| CROOK | 167 |
| THIEF | 91 |
| SNEAK THIEF | 86 |
| HOUSEBREAKER | 68 |
| PICKPOCKET | 68 |
| ROGUE | 64 |
| HIJACKER | 49 |
| NR | 43 |
| PETTY THIEF | 38 |
| LIGHT-FINGERED | 37 |
| HOLDUP MAN | 29 |
| SNITCHER | 29 |
| HORSE THIEF | 19 |
| CHICKEN THIEF | 15 |
| KLEPTOMANIAC | 15 |
| STICKY-FINGERS | 15 |
| PROWLER | 13 |
| STEALER | 13 |
| BANDIT | 12 |
| PURSE SNATCHER | 11 |
| EMBEZZLER | 9 |
| LONG-FINGERED | 9 |
| SECOND-STORY MAN | 9 |
| STICKY-FINGERED | 9 |
| BANK ROBBER | 8 |
| ARMED ROBBER | 6 |
| HIGHWAYMAN | 6 |
| HOUSE THIEF | 6 |
| PILFERER | 6 |
| VANDAL | 6 |
| CAT BURGLAR | 5 |
| LONG-FINGERED GENT | 5 |
| MUGGER | 5 |
| STICKUP MAN | 5 |
| SWINDLER | 5 |
| THUG | 5 |
| CAR THIEF | 4 |
| CATTLE THIEF | 4 |
| CON MAN | 4 |
| COW THIEF | 4 |
| HOOD | 4 |
| HOODLUM | 4 |
| KLEPTO | 4 |
| LOOTER | 4 |
| NO-GOOD | 4 |
| OUTLAW | 4 |
| SCOUNDREL | 4 |
| CHISELER | 3 |
| COMMON THIEF | 3 |
| CON ARTIST | 3 |
| CRIMINAL | 3 |
| FELON | 3 |
| GANEF | 3 |
| GANGSTER | 3 |
| HIGHWAY ROBBER | 3 |
| HIJACK | 3 |
| HOLDUP | 3 |
| INTRUDER | 3 |
| KLEP | 3 |
| LIGHT-FINGERED PERSON | 3 |
| PROFESSIONAL THIEF | 3 |
| SNEAK | 3 |
| COON | 2 |
| CROOKED | 2 |
| DEADBEAT | 2 |
| HEISTER | 2 |
| LIGHT-FINGER | 2 |
| LIGHT-FINGERS | 2 |
| RASCAL | 2 |
| ROBBERY | 2 |
| RUSTLER | 2 |
| SAFECRACKER | 2 |
| SNATCHER | 2 |
| STICKY-FINGERED PERSON | 2 |
| ABSCONDER | 1 |
| ALI BABA | 1 |
| ARMED THIEF | 1 |
| BAG SNATCHER | 1 |
| BEARS WATCHING | 1 |
| BLACKGUARD | 1 |
| BLACKMAILER | 1 |
| BOGUARD | 1 |
| BUM | 1 |
| BURGALIZE | 1 |
| BURGALIZER | 1 |
| BURGLARIZER | 1 |
| CAR STRIPPER | 1 |
| CAT MAN | 1 |
| CATTLE RUSTLER | 1 |
| CONFIRMED THIEF | 1 |
| CROOKED AS HELL | 1 |
| CULPRIT | 1 |
| DAMN CROOK | 1 |
| DAMN THIEF | 1 |
| DELINQUENT | 1 |
| DESPICABLE | 1 |
| DIEB | 1 |
| DIP | 1 |
| DIRTY SCANDAL | 1 |
| DOG THIEF | 1 |
| EVERTHING HE TOUCHES STICKS TO HIS HANDS | 1 |
| FAST FINGERS | 1 |
| FILCHER | 1 |
| GRAND | 1 |
| GRAND LARCENY THIEVES | 1 |
| GREASY | 1 |
| GREASY FINGERS | 1 |
| GUNMAN | 1 |
| HEN THIEVES | 1 |
| HIGH GRADER | 1 |
| HIJACKER OF AIRPLANES | 1 |
| HIJACKING | 1 |
| HIS HANDS ARE STICKY | 1 |
| HOLDS ‘EM UP | 1 |
| HOLDUP GANG | 1 |
| HOLDUPS | 1 |
| HOOK | 1 |
| HOOKER | 1 |
| HOUSE CAT | 1 |
| HOUSE ROBBER | 1 |
| HOUSE THEFT | 1 |
| INSIDE MAN | 1 |
| JAILBIRD | 1 |
| JASPER | 1 |
| JUVENILE DELINQUENT | 1 |
| KIDNAPER | 1 |
| KLEPT | 1 |
| KLEPTOMANIACS | 1 |
| L.F. | 1 |
| LIGHT-FINGERED GENT | 1 |
| LIGHT-FINGERED GENTRY | 1 |
| LOOSE-FINGERED | 1 |
| LOUSE | 1 |
| LOW-DOWN SKUNK | 1 |
| LOW-DOWN THIEF | 1 |
| MIDNIGHT THIEF | 1 |
| MONEY THIEF | 1 |
| NE’ER-DO-WELL | 1 |
| NIGHT BURGLAR | 1 |
| NIGHT PROWLER | 1 |
| NIMROD | 1 |
| NO GOOD | 1 |
| NOCTURN THIEF | 1 |
| NO-GOOD BASTARD | 1 |
| NO-GOOD BUM | 1 |
| NO-GOOD SCOUNDREL | 1 |
| ORNERY | 1 |
| OUTSIDE MAN | 1 |
| PEEPING TOM | 1 |
| PENNY THIEF | 1 |
| PETTY | 1 |
| PETTY CHISELER | 1 |
| PETTY LARCENY | 1 |
| PETTY LARCENY BASTARD | 1 |
| PLAIN THIEF | 1 |
| PLUMB ROGUE | 1 |
| POACHER | 1 |
| POLECAT | 1 |
| PURLOINED IT | 1 |
| PURSE GRABBER | 1 |
| QUICK ON THE PICKUP | 1 |
| REALLY DOWN STEALING | 1 |
| REGULAR RASCAL | 1 |
| RIVER PIRATE | 1 |
| ROUGHNECK | 1 |
| SECOND-STORY THIEF | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1 |
| SHOPLIFTING | 1 |
| SHOPLIFTS | 1 |
| SHYSTER | 1 |
| SKIN | 1 |
| SKUNK | 1 |
| SLICK | 1 |
| SLICKER | 1 |
| SLICK-FINGERS | 1 |
| SLIPPERY | 1 |
| SLIPPERY ONE | 1 |
| SLY-HANDED THIEF | 1 |
| SMALL TWO-TIMING CROOK | 1 |
| SMALL-TIME THIEF | 1 |
| SNAKE IN THE GRASS | 1 |
| SNATCH | 1 |
| SNATCH ARTIST | 1 |
| SNATCH THIEF | 1 |
| SNEAK BREAK-IN | 1 |
| SNEAK-IN-THE-NIGHT | 1 |
| SNEAKY SON OF A BITCH | 1 |
| SOFT-SHOE ARTIST | 1 |
| SOMEONE BREAKING IN | 1 |
| SON OF A BITCH | 1 |
| SPOOKING AROUND | 1 |
| STAGE ROBBER | 1 |
| STATION ROBBER | 1 |
| STEALING BASTARD | 1 |
| STICKY FINGERS | 1 |
| STICKY-FINGERED FELLOW | 1 |
| STICKY-HANDED PERSON | 1 |
| STICKY-HANDS | 1 |
| STORE LIFTER | 1 |
| STORE THIEF | 1 |
| STORY MAN | 1 |
| TAKER | 1 |
| TAKES HOME TOO MANY SAMPLES | 1 |
| TAME CROW | 1 |
| THEF | 1 |
| THUGGER | 1 |
| TIEF | 1 |
| TILL TAPPER | 1 |
| TIMBER THIEF | 1 |
| WIG SNATCHER | 1 |
| YEGG | 1 |
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