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cutpurse

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cut·purse  (ktpûrs)
n.
A pickpocket.
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Noun1.cutpursecutpurse - a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
pickpocket, dip
stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it


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But she conquered all my modesty, and all my fears; and in a little time, by the help of this confederate, I grew as impudent a thief, and as dexterous as ever Moll Cutpurse was, though, if fame does not belie her, not half so handsome.
The Fortunes & Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders by Defoe, Daniel View in context
In the meantime, all the beggars, all the lackeys, all the cutpurses, joined with the scholars, had gone in procession to seek, in the cupboard of the law clerks' company, the cardboard tiara, and the derisive robe of the Pope of the Fools.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
Clearly then, whenever you see paupers in a State, somewhere in that neighborhood there are hidden away thieves, and cutpurses and robbers of temples, and all sorts of malefactors.
The Republic by Plato View in context
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