thief vs booster

booster vs thief

thief and booster both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thief	Yes	No	No	No
booster	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, booster is a hyponym of thief; that is, booster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thief:

thief: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
booster: a thief who steals goods that are in a store

Other hyponyms of thief include bandit, brigand, lifter, shoplifter, burglar, dacoit, dakoit, defalcator, embezzler, peculator, body snatcher, ghoul, graverobber, graverobber, holdup man, stickup man, larcener, larcenist, cutpurse, dip, pickpocket, literary pirate, pirate, plagiariser, plagiarist, plagiarizer, despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler, robber, cattle thief, rustler, cracksman, safebreaker, safecracker, snatcher, pilferer, sneak thief, snitcher.

thief (noun)	booster (noun)
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it	an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
	the first stage of a multistage rocket
	an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
	a thief who steals goods that are in a store
	someone who is an active supporter and advocate
	a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

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