Synonyms for pick-pocket

Most common

cut-purse · pick-purse · dipper · foist

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

Related words

Is a kind of

criminal thief

Other spellings

pickpocket

Forms

Plural

pick-pockets → cut-purses, pick-purses, dips, thieves…

Example sentences

• dipper Tom can recognize the Big Dipper and Orion.
• foist Don't try to foist your ideas on others.

By length

3 letters

dip¹

5 letters

thief¹, foist¹

6 letters

dipper²

12 letters

pickpocketer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dipper² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

pickpocket

Italiano

borseggiatore

Español

carterista

Català

carterista