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pickpocket

/pik-pok-it/US // ˈpɪkˌpɒk ɪt //UK // (ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt) //

扒手,扒窃,扒窃者,扒窃者的

Related Words

thief小偷,窃贼,盗贼,贼dipper北斗七星,北斗星,瓢虫,北斗星君finger指,指头,指数,指纹cutpurse割礼包,割包,割包机,削减钱包sneak thief窃贼,潜贼,神偷,潜行贼

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who steals money, wallets, etc., from the pockets of people, as in crowded public places.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to steal in the manner of a pickpocket.
    • : to steal from in the manner of a pickpocket.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpetty thief
Synonyms
thief小偷,窃贼,盗贼,贼cutpurse割礼包,割包,割包机,削减钱包dipper北斗七星,北斗星,瓢虫,北斗星君finger指,指头,指数,指纹bag snatcher抢包者,抢包人,抢包贼,抢包族pocket picker扒手,拾荒者,扒窃者,拾金不昧者purse snatcher抢包者,抢包贼,抢包人,抢皮包的人sneak thief窃贼,潜贼,神偷,潜行贼wallet lifter皮夹升降机,抬钱包的人,皮夹升降器,皮夹子的抬起者

Examples

  • The menacing thugs, petty criminals, and pickpockets sized up the intruder in their midst.

  • Be mindful when you’re gawking at your surroundings — pickpockets abound!

  • Stolen features a pickpocket with a cleavage to kill for who gets caught and has to return a wallet.

  • The Thief tells the story of an anonymous pickpocket who steals as much for the thrill of the hunt as he does for the money.

  • Why not have kept him here among the rest, and made a sneaking, snivelling pickpocket of him at once?

  • The pickpocket finds it easy to unsnap a handbag and remove some of the contents, especially in crowded places.

  • He was out of it in an instant with the agility of a pickpocket, was across the room and at Hade's throat like a dog.

  • "Crowd chasing a pickpocket, I imagine," said Trencher indifferently.

  • "Say, boss, they've caught the pickpocket—if that's what he was," he cried out excitedly.

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