sneak thief
noun
: a thief who steals whatever is readily available without using violence or forcibly breaking into buildings
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Jake Gyllenhaal lost 20 pounds to play Louis Bloom, the ghoulish sneak thief-turned-freelance crime scene journalist, in this alternately gripping and skin-crawling drama.
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
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“Sneak thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneak%20thief. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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