pickpocketpick‧pock‧et /ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt $ -ˌpɑːk-/ noun [countable] 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- There are a lot of pickpockets in crowded tourist areas, so look after your belongings.
- He had beaten the pickpocket to the door.
- I didn't know that girl was a pickpocket.
- Of course he and the pickpocket were different.
- The gamblers were often accompanied by street performers, vendors, pickpockets, women of ill-repute and down-and-outs of every degree.
- They do it all the time, and what a pickpocket does routinely is so much more challenging.
THESAURUS► thief
someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd someone who steals things from a person or place: · The thief grabbed her handbag and ran off down the street.· Car thieves are operating in this area.
► burglar someone who goes into houses, offices etc to steal things: · Burglars broke into the house and took a computer worth £1,000.· Police believe the burglar got in through the kitchen window.
► robber someone who steals from banks, offices, houses etc, especially using threats or violence: · a gang of bank robbers· an armed robber (=a robber with a gun)
► shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them, especially by hiding them in their clothes or in a bag: · The store has installed hidden cameras to catch shoplifters.
► pickpocket someone who steals from people’s pockets, especially in a crowded public place: · Look out for pickpockets in busy tourist areas.
► mugger a thief who violently attacks someone in the street and robs them: · The mugger punched him in the face and tried to steal his wallet.
► joyrider someone who steals a car and drives it very fast for fun: · Police pursued the teenage joyriders across three counties.
► looter someone who breaks into shops or homes and steals things, after there has been a natural disaster, a war, or a violent protest: · Police chiefs have warned that looters will be shot.
► bandit a member of an armed group of thieves who travel around attacking people in country areas: · The village was attacked by a gang of bandits.
► poacher someone who hunts animals, birds etc illegally on other people’s land: · Their job is to prevent poachers from killing the elephants.
different types of criminal► thief someone who steals things: · Car thieves have been working in the area.· The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery.
► robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing: · a masked robber armed with a shotgun· They were the most successful bank robbers in US history.
► burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal: · The burglars broke in through a window.
► shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them: · The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters.
► pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd: · A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station.
► conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things: · Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’.
► forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc: · a forger who fooled museum curators
► counterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods: · Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills.
► pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work: · DVD pirates
► mugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places: · Muggers took his money and mobile phone.
► murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else: · His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment.· the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers· He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people).
► serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way: · Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer.
► rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex: · Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious.
► sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex: · Too many sex offenders are released from prison early.
► vandal someone who deliberately damages public property: · Vandals broke most of the school’s windows.
► arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building: · The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who steals► thief someone who steals things, usually secretly and without violence: · The thieves had been careful not to leave any fingerprints.· She accused me of being a thief and a liar.car thief/jewel thief etc (=someone who steals cars, jewels etc): · Warning! Car thieves are operating in this area.
► robber someone who steals from banks, offices, houses etc, especially by using threats or violence: · The robbers forced bank staff to give them £4000 in cash.bank robber (=someone who robs a bank): · A young teller was shot dead by bank robbers today.armed robber (=a robber with a gun)
► burglar someone who illegally gets into a house, office etc and steals things: · Police believe the burglar got in through the kitchen window.
► shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them, especially by hiding them in their clothes or in a bag: · The store has installed hidden cameras to catch shoplifters.· They have a policy of prosecuting all shoplifters.
► pickpocket someone who steals from people in a public place, by taking things from their pockets or bags without them noticing: · There are a lot of pickpockets in crowded tourist areas, so look after your belongings.
► mugger a thief who violently attacks someone in the street and robs them: · Harry suffered serious head injuries when he was attacked by a gang of muggers.
► joyrider someone who steals a car and drives it very fast for fun: · Two joyriders died when their car crashed during a police chase.
► kleptomaniac someone who has a mental illness that makes them want to steal things, especially small things: · She must be some kind of kleptomaniac -- she can't go into a bar without coming out with a stack of glasses.
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