花はな盗ぬす人びと

noun

flower thief; person who steals flowers

Often refers specifically to someone who steals cherry blossoms, a poetic or seasonal image. The word is not an everyday crime term; it carries a literary or traditional flavor.

• 花はな盗ぬす人びとは、夜よるの闇やみにまぎれて桜さくらの枝えだを折おっていった。

  The flower thief broke off cherry blossom branches under cover of night.