What does pickpocket mean?
Definitions for pickpocket
ˈpɪkˌpɒk ɪtpick·pock·et
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pickpocket.
Princeton's WordNet
pickpocket, cutpurse, dipnoun
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Wiktionary
pickpocketnoun
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
pickpocketverb
To pick pockets; to steal.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pickpocket, Pickpursenoun
A thief who steals, by putting his hand privately into the pocket or purse.
Etymology: pick and pocket.
I think he is not a pickpurse nor a horsestealer. William Shakespeare.
It is reasonable, when Esquire South is losing his money to sharpers and pickpockets, I should lay out the fruits of my honest industry in a law suit. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.
Pickpockets and highwaymen observe strict justice among themselves. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
His fellow pickpurse, watching for a job,
Fancies his fingers in the cully’s fob. Jonathan Swift.A pickpurse at the bar or bench. Jonathan Swift.
If a court or country’s made a job,
Go drench a pickpocket, and join the mob. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
pickpocket
Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable dexterity and a knack for misdirection. A thief who works in this manner is known as a pickpocket.
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pickpocket
A pickpocket is a person who steals money, wallets, or other valuables from someone's pocket or bag, usually in a public place and without the owner noticing it. It is considered a type of petty theft and is often associated with crowded places where distraction is easy.
Webster Dictionary
Pickpocketnoun
one who steals purses or other articles from pockets
Wikidata
Pickpocket
Pickpocket is a 1959 French film directed by Robert Bresson. It stars the young Uruguayan Martin LaSalle, who was a nonprofessional actor at the time, in the title role, with Marika Green as the ingénue. It was the first film for which Bresson wrote an original screenplay rather than "adapting it from an existing text."
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pickpocket in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pickpocket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of pickpocket in a Sentence
The difference between a politician and a pickpocket is that the pickpocket doesn't get indignant when you tell him to keep his hands to himself.
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- نَشَّالArabic
- джебчияBulgarian
- carteristaCatalan, Valencian
- kapsářCzech
- lommetyvDanish
- TaschendiebGerman
- πορτοφολάςGreek
- poŝoŝteli, poŝoŝtelistoEsperanto
- carteristaSpanish
- taskuvarasEstonian
- taskuvarasFinnish
- voleur à la tire, pickpocketFrench
- כייסHebrew
- zsebtolvaj, zsebmetszőHungarian
- գրպանահատArmenian
- copet, pencopetIndonesian
- borseggiare, borseggiatore, borsaioloItalian
- すり, 掏摸Japanese
- copètJavanese
- ჯიბგირიGeorgian
- 소매치기Korean
- manticulatorLatin
- ຄົນລ່ວງກະເປົາLao
- џе́пчијаMacedonian
- халаасны хулгайчMongolian
- penyeluk sakuMalay
- lommetjuvNorwegian
- gauwdief, zakkenrollerDutch
- lommetjuvNorwegian Nynorsk
- lommetyvNorwegian
- kieszonkowiecPolish
- batedor de carteiras, trombadinha, batedor de carteiraPortuguese
- hoț de buzunareRomanian
- карма́нный вор, карма́нник, щипа́чRussian
- џепарош, džeparošSerbo-Croatian
- žeparka, žeparSlovene
- xhepistAlbanian
- ficktjuvSwedish
- มือกาว, นักแซ้งThai
- yankesici, kapkaççıTurkish
- кишенько́вий зло́дійUkrainian
- kẻ móc túiVietnamese
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