gonif

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gonif
    n 1: (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often
         used as a general term of abuse) [syn: {gonif}, {goniff},
         {ganef}, {ganof}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

goniff \gon"iff\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh
   thief.]
   A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled {ganef}, {gonif}, and
   {gonoph}.] [Eng. Slang]
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gonoph \Gon"oph\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh
   thief.]
   A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled {ganef}, {gonif}, and
   {goniff}.] [Eng. Slang] --Dickens.
   [1913 Webster]

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