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ドロボウ
Meanings
Noun
1. thief; burglar; robber
Noun
Verb (する)
2. theft; burglary; robbery
Alt. forms
泥どろ棒ぼう
88%
どろぼう
4%
ドロボウ
2%
ドロボー
2%
泥どろ坊ぼう
1%
Pitch accent
ド
ロボウ
Conjugations...Used in: 74
Composed of
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
master thief; notorious robber
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
22 more...
Examples (60 in total)
He is a thief.
The thief ran away.
He broke into a house.
I'm not a thief.
He is alleged to have been a thief.
Stop that thief!
We ran after the thief.
The police caught the thief.
I'm glad the thief was caught.
He is no better than a thief.
A thief crept in through the window.
Are you calling me a thief?
The police found out the thief.
The thief was handed over to the police.
The thief was caught in the act.
The thief got in without being noticed.
He's not a thief.
The thieves ran away after it got dark.
He denied that he was the thief.
The thief admitted his crime.
It looks like the thief came in through the window.
We captured the thief.
The thief broke the window.
He chased the thief.
The policeman arrested the thief.
The thief is certain to be caught eventually.
The thief disguised himself as an old lady.
They tied the thief to the tree.
Tom isn't a thief.
The thief ran quickly.
A burglar broke in while he was asleep.
The thief got away with the money.
The thief fled without leaving any traces.
Did you hear that a burglar broke into the neighbor's house?
It was proved that he was a thief.
The burglar came into the house through this door.
The burglar is used to staying up late.
A burglar broke into my house while I was away on a trip.
The thief broke into the house while we were away.
The convenience store employee chased the thief and was stabbed to death.
A mugger robbed him of all of his money.
I got on a bicycle and chased after the thief.
My house was robbed while I was away.
He was coerced into helping the thieves.
The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.
A burglar broke into your house while you were away on vacation.
The police searched everywhere but couldn't find the thief.
Surprisingly enough, he turned out to be a thief.
The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
The dog is trained to watch for thieves.
The thief snatched the woman's handbag and ran off.
While she was out, the thief got away with her jewels.
The thief entered the house through this door.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
The thief disguised himself as a policeman.
He caught sight of a thief attempting to break into the house.
While we were out for a picnic, our house's lock was picked by a thief.
The thieves pulled open all the drawers of the desk in search of money.
If a burglar came into my room, I would throw something at him.
The robber stood surrounded by ten policemen.