Thief and Thug

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Thief noun - One who steals.

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

Nearby Words: thieving, thievery

Thug noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.

Usage example: the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts

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Thief and thug are semantically related in robber topic. Sometimes you can use "Thief" instead a noun "Thug".

old	old thief	old thug
common	common thief	common thug
rival	rival thief	rival thug
simple	simple thief	simple thug
Other adjectives: poor, selfish, petty, actual, real, little, amoral, young, white, former, murderous, ruthless, random, local, teenage, small-time.

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