Cheat and Thief

Cheat

Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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Thief and cheat are semantically related In some cases you can use "Thief" instead a noun "Cheat".

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Thief noun - One who steals.

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Cheat and thief are semantically related in person who steals topic. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead a noun "Thief".

Nearby Words: thieving, thievery

known	known cheat	known thief
human	human cheat	human thief
good	good cheat	good thief
common	common cheat	common thief
Other adjectives: certain, original, dirty, actual, successful, great, little, infamous, wanted, lying, former, ruthless, classic, occasional, eponymous.

As he may not enjoy actual risks, the Gentleman Thief may decide that gambling is beneath him and cheat instead.

Source: Gentleman Thief
In The Shattered World, a thief who'd taken professional pride in his slender physique is cursed to be a Big Eater by a sorcerer he'd attempted to cheat.

Source: Big Eater / Literature
After executing an adulterer, a thief, and a card cheat, he realized he was the only criminal left in the area.

Source: Necessarily Evil

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