different between thief vs footpad

English

Alternative forms

• theef

Etymology

From Middle English thef, theef, þef, from Old English þ?of, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Spelling from Northern England, where /e?o/ became [i?] rather than [e?]. (Compare the spelling of deep from Old English deop.)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: th?f, IPA^(key): /?i?f/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?if/
• Rhymes: -i?f

Noun

thief (plural thieves)

1. One who carries out a theft.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thief
2. One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
3. (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
   • 1640, Joseph Hall, Divine Light

     But hear you , my Worthy Brethren : do not you , where you see a thief in the candle , call presently for an extinguisher

Hypernyms

• (one who carries out a theft): See Thesaurus:criminal

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• thieve

Translations

Anagrams

• feith, theif

English

Alternative forms

• foot-pad

Etymology

foot +? pad

Pronunciation

Noun

footpad (plural footpads)

1. The soft underside of an animal's paw.
2. (medicine) A medicated bandage for the treatment of corns and warts.
3. (archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.
4. (Australia) An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.

Alternative forms

• foot pad (walking trail)

Verb

footpad (third-person singular simple present footpads, present participle footpadding, simple past and past participle footpadded)

1. (archaic) To rob travellers on the road.
2. To sneak on foot.