Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thief-taker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: thief--tak-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone whose job it is to find and capture thieves.

Example Sentences

"In the later 1690s Rewse became a successful thief-taker, reaping large rewards for the capture of Jacobite conspirators, clippers, and coiners."

Inflected Forms

thief-takers (plural)

Questions

What does thief-taker mean?: Someone whose job it is to find and capture thieves.

How to pronounce thief-taker

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “thief-taker”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “thief-taker”.
Repeat and practice — Say “thief-taker” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.