thief

You are a thief and a murderer, you have killed a baboon and stole his face ; vulgar abuse.
thief in a candle

Part of the wick or snuff, which falling on the tallow, burns and melts it, and causing it to gutter, thus steals it away.
thief takers

Fellows who associate with all kinds of villains, in order to betray them, when they have committed any of those crimes which entitle the persons taking them to a handsome reward, called blood money. It is the business of these thief takers to furnish subjects for a handsome execution, at the end of every sessions.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.