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Pickpocket
Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
One who
steals
from the
pocket
of a
passerby
, usually by
sleight
of hand.
Verb
●
In Crime:
To
pick
pockets
; to steal.
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Wiktionary
Origin
pickpocket
English
pick
English
picken
Middle English (1100-1500)
pocket
English
pocket
Middle English (1100-1500)
poket
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Cutpurse
Dip
Dipper
Foist
Gonoph
Nip
Nipper
Pickpocket
Pickpocketer
Pickpurse
Prig
Pick-Pocket
Steal
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