Also means
robber
Usage Note
Ladrón is the standard word for a thief or burglar; the feminine is ladrona. The plural ladrones loses the written accent because the stress naturally falls on the penultimate syllable once -es is added. A common proverb is piensa el ladrón que todos son de su condición ('the thief thinks everyone else is a thief too').
Examples
"La policía atrapó al ladrón."
Natural Translation
The police caught the thief.
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