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pickpocket

Definition of pickpocket

Noun

pickpocket (plural pickpockets)

  1. One who steals from the pocket of a passerby. Usually using sleight of hand as a means.

Verb

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

  1. To pick pockets; to steal.

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