Difference between Thief and Stealer

Thief

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who carries out theft; a robber; a pickpocket.

Example sentence: When you snatch little pieces of other people's lives and try to palm them off as your own, that's more disgusting than anything. Robin Williams is a huge thief. Denis Leary is a huge thief. His whole stand-up career is based on Bill Hicks, a brilliant guy who died years ago.

Stealer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who steals; a thief. Category:English agent nounsThe endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.