こそ泥【こそどろ】
Frequency rank: 50,150. – 51,356. (for form コソ泥: 45,256. – 46,118.)
- sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglarabbreviationsee also こそこそ泥棒
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
This term refers to someone who stealthily steals, typically in a cunning and evasive manner, often targeting smaller or less secure valuables. It implies a level of skill in avoiding detection while committing thievery.
Generated collocations (experimental)
こそどろこそ泥をするto be a sneak thiefこそどろこそ泥がはいる入るa sneak thief breaks inこそどろこそ泥にはいられる入られるto be burglarized by a sneak thiefこそどろこそ泥にあう遭うto encounter a sneak thiefこそどろこそ泥をつかまえる捕まえるto catch a sneak thiefこそどろこそ泥のようにlike a sneak thiefこそどろこそ泥はん犯sneak thief criminalこそどろこそ泥をふせぐ防ぐto prevent sneak thieveryこそどろこそ泥をうたがう疑うto suspect a sneak thiefこそどろこそ泥のひがい被害damage from sneak theft
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
1 result
Lingaku