2007-11-07 05:07:42 · 10 answers · asked by A H C A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You mean a word that would make a thief appear decent??
A thief is a thief - no matter how you say it it's still not decent.
Unless you want to call him a borrower who forgot to return the things he took.
If you're referring to the word "thief", it is quite a decent word already - it's not obscene or anything, and can be used in formal language.
2007-11-07 05:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by AL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politician.
2007-11-07 05:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think thats it. "stealer" is bad grammar. "Shoplifter" inplies someone stole from a store, so I think "Thief" is it. Oh wait, could you mean all the illegal aliens collecting government funds, or the americans who cheat the governemnt on taxes, or the foreigners moving into our country and collecting our benefits ?
2007-11-07 05:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by kimmy3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robinhood
2007-11-07 05:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by Yellowdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acquisitioner.
2007-11-07 05:15:03 · answer #5 · answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lightfingered fellow
2007-11-07 05:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by Estee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robber
Stealer
Pincher
Nicker
Dipper
Pickpocket
2007-11-07 05:13:19 · answer #7 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tea leaf.
2007-11-07 05:26:49 · answer #8 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bandit, booster, burglar, bush ranger, cat burglar, cat man, cheat, clip*, crasher, cribber, criminal, crook, defalcator, dip, embezzler, heister*, highwayman, hijacker, holdup man, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, larcenist, lifter*, moonlighter*, mugger, nip, owl*, pickpocket, pilferer, pirate, plunderer, porch climber*, prowler, punk*, purloiner, robber, scrounger, second-story man, shoplifter, sniper, spider*, stealer, stickup man, swindler
How about those?
2007-11-07 05:13:29 · answer #9 · answered by Tatsbabe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bandit
booster
burglar
bush ranger
cat burglar
cat man
cheat
clip
crasher
cribber
criminal
crook
defalcator
dip
embezzler
heister
highwayman
hijacker
holdup man
housebreaker
kleptomaniac
larcener
larcenist
lifter
moonlighter
mugger
nip
owl
pickpocket
pilferer
pirate
plunderer
porch climber
prowler
punk
purloiner
robber
scrounger
second-story man
shoplifter
sniper
spider
stealer
stickup man
swindler
2007-11-07 05:13:52 · answer #10 · answered by FourArrows 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋