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pickpocket
(redirected from Pickpocketing)

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pick·pock·et  (pkpkt)
n.
One who steals from pockets.

pickpocket [ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt]
n
a person who steals from the pockets or handbags of others in public places
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pickpocketpickpocket - a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

pickpocket
noun thief, bag-snatcher, purse-snatcher, cutpurse (archaic) Markets are a pickpocket's paradise.
Translations
pickpocket [ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt] Ncarterista mf, bolsista mf (Mex)

pickpocket [ˈpɪkpɒkɪt] npickpocket m/f
pick-up pickup [ˈpɪkʌp] n
(= small truck) → pick-up m
(= improvement) (in trade, economy)reprise f
... a pick-up in the housing market → une reprise sur le marché de l'immobilier
(British) (on record player)bras m pick-up pick-up joint
pick-up joint nlieu m de drague
They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint → Ils étaient arrivés au lieu de drague le plus célèbre au monde.
pick-up point pickup point n (for people)point m de rendez-vous; (for goods)point m de collecte
pick-up truck pickup truck npick-up m

pickpocket
nTaschendieb(in) m(f)

pickpocket [ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt] nborsaiolo/a, borseggiatore/trice
pickpocket [ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt] nborsaiolo/a, borseggiatore/trice

pickpocket نَشَّال kapsář lommetyv Taschendieb πορτοφολάς carterista taskuvaras pickpocket džeparoš borsaiolo スリ 소매치기 zakkenroller lommetyv kieszonkowiec batedor de carteira, carteirista вор-карманник ficktjuv นักล้วงกระเป๋า yankesicilik trộm móc túi 扒手


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