noun
- a person who commits a heist; a robber or burglar
Usage: informal; slang
Examples
- The heister carefully planned the bank robbery for months.
- Police arrested three heisters after the jewelry store break-in.
- In the movie, the heister outsmarted the security system.
- The gang of heisters made off with millions in cash.
- He was known as one of the most skilled heisters in the city.