light-fingered

[ lahyt-fing-gerd ]

/ ˈlaɪtˈfɪŋ gərd /

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adjective

skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.

having light and nimble fingers.

Origin of light-fingered

First recorded in 1540–50

OTHER WORDS FROM light-fingered

light-fin·gered·ness, noun

Words nearby light-fingered

lighter fluid, lighterman, lighter-than-air, lightface, lightfast, light-fingered, light flyweight, Lightfoot, light-footed, light guide, light-handed

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Example sentences from the Web for light-fingered

Baldassare was stopping with cousins, and a note might fall into light-fingered hands.
A Lady of Rome|F. Marion Crawford
The same is true of a circus, in the wake of which light-fingered gentry are generally to be found.
Notes of an Itinerant Policeman|Josiah Flynt
I saw that he no longer contemplated a duel with his light-fingered adversary.
The Guerilla Chief|Mayne Reid
Several of these light-fingered gentry have been found with small scissors in their mouths.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

It's not many lucky diggers whose luck attracts the light-fingered gentry and who only lose a four-ounce nugget after all!
Denis Dent|Ernest W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for light-fingered

light-fingered

adjective

having nimble or agile fingers, esp for thieving or picking pockets

Derived forms of light-fingered

light-fingeredness, noun

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单词	light-fingered
释义	light-fingered [ lahyt-fing-gerd ] / ˈlaɪtˈfɪŋ gərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR light-fingered ON THESAURUS.COM adjective skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish. having light and nimble fingers. Origin of light-fingered First recorded in 1540–50 OTHER WORDS FROM light-fingered light-fin·gered·ness, noun Words nearby light-fingered lighter fluid, lighterman, lighter-than-air, lightface, lightfast, light-fingered, light flyweight, Lightfoot, light-footed, light guide, light-handed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for light-fingered Baldassare was stopping with cousins, and a note might fall into light-fingered hands. A Lady of Rome\|F. Marion Crawford The same is true of a circus, in the wake of which light-fingered gentry are generally to be found. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman\|Josiah Flynt I saw that he no longer contemplated a duel with his light-fingered adversary. The Guerilla Chief\|Mayne Reid Several of these light-fingered gentry have been found with small scissors in their mouths. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston It's not many lucky diggers whose luck attracts the light-fingered gentry and who only lose a four-ounce nugget after all! Denis Dent\|Ernest W. Hornung British Dictionary definitions for light-fingered light-fingered adjective having nimble or agile fingers, esp for thieving or picking pockets Derived forms of light-fingered light-fingeredness, noun 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 light-fingered rapacious, crooked, larcenous, cunning, pilfering, criminal, dishonest, fraudulent, furtive, predatory, secretive, sly, stealthy, piratic, plunderous, sticky-fingered, thievish, stealing
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light-fingered

adjective

Origin of light-fingered

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Example sentences from the Web for light-fingered

British Dictionary definitions for light-fingered

adjective

Derived forms of light-fingered

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