as in thief
a person who steals money and other things from people's pockets and purses
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Recent Examples of pickpocket
This Travelon anti-theft crossbody bag has a five-point security system and is made with slash-resistant materials that deter sneaky pickpockets.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
Arteta hired professional pickpockets to (temporarily) rob his players of their phones and wallets at dinner.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The original cast return to voice the animal gang: former pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) and the expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina).
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The zippered pockets are the chef’s kiss for travelers, helping prevent pickpockets or loose items from falling out.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
Arteta hired professional pickpockets to (temporarily) rob his players of their phones and wallets at dinner.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The original cast return to voice the animal gang: former pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) and the expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina).
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The zippered pockets are the chef’s kiss for travelers, helping prevent pickpockets or loose items from falling out.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pickpocket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickpocket
Noun
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Early on Saturday morning, thieves blew open the door of the Drents Museum in the Netherlands and stole priceless gold artifacts, including an ancient, crown-like helmet on loan from a Bucharest museum for a traveling exhibit, reports NL Times.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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He’s tasked with mentoring a crack team of young detectives to hunt down an elusive gang of thieves that has been running circles around law enforcement.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Oh yeah, this relationship with this 38-year-old racketeer is so beautiful.—
Michael Cuby,
Them,
1 Aug. 2024
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While President Herbert Hoover had waged a war against kidnappers and racketeers, Roosevelt amplified the effort dramatically, pushed it in new directions, and overcame the jurisdictional, racial, partisan, and class divisions that had previously obstructed the law-and-order state.—
Anthony Gregory / Made by History,
TIME,
23 July 2024
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The bag has lots of money in it, the stranger is a violent gangster and Mady is soon on the run himself with a whole gang of bad guys after him.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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The selection continues its genre focus with the Norwegian body horror The Ugly Stepsister, Turkish political thriller Confidante, and Taiwanese gangster narrative Silent Sparks.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Nov. 2024
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While Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing comeback with a win against Jerry Quarry at Atlanta’s Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, a group of hoodlums robbed the Black Mafia of more than $1 million in cash and jewelry at a nearby after-party.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Friends and neighbors worried that these rumors could attract dangerous young ruffians who might harm them and steal the money.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
15 Dec. 2024
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Troy Stecher is a puck-mover with some two-way ability but is not considered a ruffian in the corners and in front of the net.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
9 Aug. 2024
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Although the new government seems willing to listen to Alawite concerns, there’s a lingering resentment, with many pointing to the community’s complicity in torture and war crimes — whether in the security services or gangs of thugs known as the shabiha — over the 14 years of the conflict.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Pickpocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickpocket. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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