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Meaning of sneak thief | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A thief who steals without being noticed and without using violence.

Equivalents

Dansk snigtyv
Deutsch Gelegenheitsdieb
日本語 狗盗 空き巣狙い

Examples

“[…] travelling gangs of Moorish artisans, heavy armed Templars on their way to the Sepulchre, wandering minstrels, sneakthieves, bawds, rowdy strings of knights and foot-soldiers setting out with wine-skins at their saddlebows to cross the passes towards the debatable lands of Extremadura, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sneak-cup sneakage sneakbox Sneaked Sneaker sneaker male

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