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Meanings of pick-pocket in English

Thief who steals money and objects from clothes or pockets.

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Examples for "pickpocket"
Examples for "pickpocket"
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A pickpocket, for certain; Sabina had seen how they operated many times.
Crucifixion river
2
Beside the hog-stealing parson and the little grey-faced pickpocket there were also:
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
3
I need a pickpocket-and there he is. He nodded toward the German.
The Wolf’s Hour
4
As the pickpocket side of cognitive science used in tech and games.
Wired
5
A pickpocket who apparently hypnotised his victim is being hunted by police.
The Irish Times
Usage of pick-pocket in English
1
Encountering him suddenly, Hal started, like a pick-pocket who runs into a policeman.
King Coal : a Novel
2
In an instant the mob flocked round us, and the supposed pick-pocket was seized.
The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
3
The burglar hates to be identified with the pick-pocket.
Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Stu...
4
His first was as a highly talented child pick-pocket.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
5
The pick-pocket dropped his voice.
The Grell Mystery
6
One individual especially, who was working away with his back turned towards me, appeared to possess all the coolness and dexterity of a London pick-pocket.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
7
Suppose I told you they took from him his entire fortune, over two millions, as audaciously as a pick-pocket robs a man of his handkerchief?
Other People's Money
8
However, Coughlan pick-pocketed his nemesis to send the blue half of Cork into hysterics.
The Irish Times
9
Ander Herrera pick-pocketed possession and played the ball to Mata.
The Guardian
10
Buyers navigating crowded sheep pens with wads of cash often find their earnings nimbly pick-pocketed.
Reuters
11
The measures have been drawn up with crimes such as ticket touting and pick-pocketing in mind.
The Guardian
12
The street car conductors complain that they can do nothing to check the depredations of the pick-pockets.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life / or, the Sights and Sensati...
13
Pick-pockets are a constant threat in Kuta.
News.com.au
14
Forrest skipped through to score his fourth after Ryan Christie pick-pocketed the Livi midfield and sent him clear.
BBC
15
He pick-pocketed one of their sketches.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
16
It wasn't the first time the Irish province was pick-pocketed this season but it was arguably the most gut-wrenching.
The Irish Times
Pick-pocket through the time