English Explanatory Dictionary

pickpocket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
verb
  1. To pick pockets; to steal.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pickpocket.wav

Word forms

pickpocket pickpockets pick-pocket pickpocketing pickpocketed

Etymology

From pick + pocket.

Synonyms

cutpurse dip dipper foist footpad gonoph nip nipper pickpocket pickpocketer pickpurse prig

Related words

Adam Tiler street urchin

Derived words

antipickpocket pickpocketee pickpocketer pickpocketism pickpocketry reverse pickpocket reverse-pickpocket
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