Pickpocket

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who steals from pockets.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
  • v. To pick pockets; to steal.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who steals purses or other articles from pockets.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who picks pockets; one who steals, or makes a practice of stealing, from the pockets of others.
  • n. A plant, chiefly the shepherd's-purse: so called from its impoverishing the soil. Also pickpurse.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
    • Verb Form
    pickpockets   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stealer    thief   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    thief    gonoph    robber    wire    cutpurse   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    forger    housebreaker    mugger    con-man    highwayman   
     
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