also: どろぼー
noun
Refers to a person who steals, including a thief in general, a burglar who breaks into a place, or a robber in context.
警察は泥棒を捕まえた。
The police caught the thief.
昨夜、隣の家
A burglar broke into the house next door last night.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Used as a noun for the act or incident of stealing. Common in phrases such as 泥棒に入る and 泥棒に入られる for burglary.
留守中に泥棒に入られた。
We were burgled while we were away.
泥棒は犯罪です。
Theft is a crime.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
steal; commit theft
As 泥棒する, it means to steal something; it is more casual and less standard-sounding than 盗む or formal 窃盗する.
弟のお菓子を泥棒したら、すぐばれた。
When I stole my little brother's snacks, I was found out right away.