Meanings
nounhorse thief (plural horse thieves)
plural horse thieves · alternative horsethief
- Someone who steals horses.
Translations
Bulgarian конекра́дец
- конекра́дец (konekrádec)someson who steals horses
Danish hestetyv
- hestetyvsomeson who steals horses
Dutch paardendief, paardendievegge
- paardendiefsomeson who steals horses
- paardendieveggesomeson who steals horses
Estonian hobusevaras
- hobusevarassomeson who steals horses
Finnish hevosvaras
- hevosvarassomeson who steals horses
German Pferdedieb, Pferdediebin
- Pferdediebsomeson who steals horses
- Pferdediebinsomeson who steals horses
Greek αλογοσούρτης, αλογοσύρτης
- αλογοσούρτης (alogosoúrtis)someson who steals horses
- αλογοσύρτης (alogosýrtis)someson who steals horses
Hungarian lótolvaj
- lótolvajsomeson who steals horses
Icelandic hestaþjófur
- hestaþjófursomeson who steals horses
Latin abactor
- abactorsomeson who steals horses
Lithuanian arkliãvagis, arkliãvagė
- arkliãvagissomeson who steals horses
- arkliãvagėsomeson who steals horses
Polish koniokrad
- koniokradsomeson who steals horses
Russian конокра́д, коново́д
- конокра́д (konokrád)someson who steals horses
- коново́д (konovód)someson who steals horses
Swedish hästtjuv
- hästtjuvsomeson who steals horses
Ukrainian конокра́д, коново́д
- конокра́д (konokrád)someson who steals horses
- коново́д (konovód)someson who steals horses
Cite this entry
APA
horse thief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20thief
MLA
“horse thief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20thief. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse thief,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20thief.
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