English Explanatory Dictionary

pickpurse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who steals purses, or money from purses.

Word forms

pickpurse pickpurses pick-purse

Etymology

From Middle English pikepurse, pykeporse, equivalent to pick + purse.

Synonyms

pickpocket

Related words

cutpurse
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