pickpocket

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English

pickpocket child

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Etymology

From pick +‎ pocket.

Pronunciation

Noun

pickpocket (plural pickpockets)

  1. One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
    Coordinate term: putpocket

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Verb

pickpocket (third-person singular simple present pickpockets, present participle pickpocketing, simple past and past participle pickpocketed)

  1. (transitive) To pick pockets; to steal.

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French

Etymology

From English pickpocket.

Pronunciation

Noun

pickpocket m (plural pickpockets)

  1. pickpocket
    Synonym: voleur à la tire
    Hypernym: voleur

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