Tief vs. Thief — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Tief and Thief

Tief is a surname of German origin, meaning "deep" or "low".

One who commits the act or crime of theft.

Pronunciation spelling of thief

One who carries out a theft.

(dialect) To steal, to thieve.

One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.

(obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.

One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.

There came a privy thief, men clepeth death.

Where thieves break through and steal.

A waster in the snuff of a candle.

Take heed, have open eye, for thieves do foot by night.

Some roving robber calling to his fellows.

A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it