pickpocket

[ pik-pok-it ]

/ ˈpɪkˌpɒk ɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pickpocket ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who steals money, wallets, etc., from the pockets of people, as in crowded public places.

verb (used with object)

to steal (a wallet, money, etc.) in the manner of a pickpocket.

to steal from (a person) in the manner of a pickpocket.

Origin of pickpocket

First recorded in 1585–95; pick¹ + pocket

Words nearby pickpocket

pick of the litter, pick on, pick one's way, pick out, pick over, pickpocket, pickproof, Pick's atrophy, Pick's disease 1, pick someone's brain, pickthank

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Example sentences from the Web for pickpocket

Stolen features a pickpocket with a cleavage to kill for who gets caught and has to return a wallet.
Sexier Than ‘50 Shades of Grey’: Naughtiest Bits From 12 Other Erotica Bestsellers||July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In a crowded car, men instinctively clutch their pockets, and fancy a pickpocket in a benevolent-looking old gentleman opposite.
The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872|Various
As well might one expect the pickpocket who had abstracted a dollar, to put back two-and-sixpence change.
The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1.|James Fenimore Cooper
Here slinks the pickpocket, here emerges the burglar, here skulks the felon.
Lucretia, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

His fingers trembled as if they were a pickpocket's near a purse of gold.
The Fifth Queen Crowned|Ford Madox Ford
"Which means that I am entertaining a pickpocket," said she, flushing again at the thought.
Jewel Mysteries|Max Pemberton

British Dictionary definitions for pickpocket

pickpocket

/ (ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt) /

noun

a person who steals from the pockets or handbags of others in public places

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pickpocket
释义	pickpocket [ pik-pok-it ] / ˈpɪkˌpɒk ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pickpocket ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who steals money, wallets, etc., from the pockets of people, as in crowded public places. verb (used with object) to steal (a wallet, money, etc.) in the manner of a pickpocket. to steal from (a person) in the manner of a pickpocket. Origin of pickpocket First recorded in 1585–95; pick¹ + pocket Words nearby pickpocket pick of the litter, pick on, pick one's way, pick out, pick over, pickpocket, pickproof, Pick's atrophy, Pick's disease 1, pick someone's brain, pickthank Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pickpocket Stolen features a pickpocket with a cleavage to kill for who gets caught and has to return a wallet. Sexier Than ‘50 Shades of Grey’: Naughtiest Bits From 12 Other Erotica Bestsellers\|\|July 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In a crowded car, men instinctively clutch their pockets, and fancy a pickpocket in a benevolent-looking old gentleman opposite. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872\|Various As well might one expect the pickpocket who had abstracted a dollar, to put back two-and-sixpence change. The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1.\|James Fenimore Cooper Here slinks the pickpocket, here emerges the burglar, here skulks the felon. Lucretia, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton His fingers trembled as if they were a pickpocket's near a purse of gold. The Fifth Queen Crowned\|Ford Madox Ford "Which means that I am entertaining a pickpocket," said she, flushing again at the thought. Jewel Mysteries\|Max Pemberton British Dictionary definitions for pickpocket pickpocket / (ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt) / noun a person who steals from the pockets or handbags of others in public places Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pickpocket thief, dipper, finger, cutpurse, sneak thief
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pickpocket

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of pickpocket

Words nearby pickpocket

Example sentences from the Web for pickpocket

British Dictionary definitions for pickpocket

noun

Words related to pickpocket