small-time thief

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentences?

He became a small-time thief.

Gerry Conlon is a small time thief living during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The film is a comedy about a group of small-time thieves and ne'er-do-wells who bungle an attempt to burgle a state-run pawn shop called Monte di Pietà in ...

small-time thief = a way of describing an unimportant criminal who robs and steals

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V

[5jj]

small-time thief = a way of describing an unimportant criminal who robs and steals

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