Bad guy and Thief

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Bad guy noun - Any person who is not on your side.

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Thief and bad guy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thief" instead a noun phrase "Bad guy".

Thief noun - One who steals.

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Bad guy and thief are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad guy" instead a noun "Thief".

Nearby Words: thieving, thievery

While Neil is ultimately a bad guy (as a career thief), he still has a handful of redeeming qualities.

Source: Film / Heat
The one who told me to find the Maboroshi no Ginzuisho, and the only reason I've been acting like a thief and causing your team to think I'm a bad guy!

Source: Series / Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Hero meets the thief Cherry in the middle of a robbery and beats up Cherry's helpless, cowering victim after mistaking him for the robber, apparently solely on the grounds that a pretty girl couldn't possibly be a bad guy.

Source: Webcomic / RPG World

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