pickpocketnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɪkˌpɒk.ɪt/us/ˈpɪkˌpɑː.kɪt/a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd
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Miscellaneous criminals
- arson
- bigamy
- black hat
- black market
- blackmail
- fence
- fire starter
- fire-raising
- fly-posting
- forger
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poacher
- prowler
- straw man
- suicide bomber
- swindle
- terrorist
- thief
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pickpocketverb [ T ]
uk/ˈpɪkˌpɒk.ɪt/us/ˈpɪkˌpɑː.kɪt/to steal things out of people's pockets or bags, especially in a crowd:
Someone pickpocketed my wallet.
He was pickpocketed at the carnival.
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Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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