What is Thief in Spanish? Ladrón is Not Slang

How do you say thief in Spanish? 

Thief in Spanish can be “ladrón(a)” and “chorro/a”. Chorro is the slang word in Spanish for ladrón, which means “thief”. 

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How frequently is “chorro” used? 

High frequency word. Argentinians use this quite frequently, especially when talking about insecurity and politics. 

Examples of this word in use:

  • “Los políticos de este país son todos chorros”. 
  • “La chorra esa se afanó toda la plata del Estado”.
  • “¿Seis mil pesos un libro? ¡Qué chorros que son!”.
  • “Mi perra chorra se robó las medias del cajón” 
  • “¿Te llevaste mis alfajores? ¡Chorra!”.
  • “Hay chorros en todos los barrios de la ciudad”.
  • “Se quedó sin trabajo y se hizo chorro”.
  • “¡Cuidado con los chorros!”.
  • “No voten a esa chorra cretina”. 

Interesting facts about this slang word in Spanish:

How to say thief in Spanish if they ride a motorcycle

If the thief is riding a motorcycle then we call him a “motochorro”. For example, “el motochorro le robó la cartera a mi hermana”. 

Source: DRAE

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