thiefgangs
nounUK /ˈθiːfɡæŋz/
US /ˈθiːfɡæŋz/
Groups of people who steal things together.
The police caught two thiefgangs working in the same neighborhood.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Teams of characters in a game who steal treasure.
In the game, players form thiefgangs to raid castles.
3. Groups of sneaky animals that take food from others.
Raccoon thiefgangs raid garbage cans at night.
4. Cliques of kids who take things that are not theirs.
The teacher warned about thiefgangs taking pencils from desks.