pickpockets

noun

Definition of pickpocketsnext
plural of pickpocket
as in thieves
a person who steals money and other things from people's pockets and purses

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  1. robbers
  2. vandals
  3. gangsters
Noun
  • One of the robbers was wearing a metal bracelet around his right wrist and had a dark tattoo of a rose on his left wrist.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But when a gang of armed robbers led by his old friend (Myles Bullock) storm into the bank, Vince volunteers to serve as negotiator — for a price, of course.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbers
Noun
  • Under the cover of darkness, vandals targeted University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker’s Huntington Woods home, spraying antisemitic graffiti on his car and smashing his front window with a jar of urine.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The vandals also left red handprints on the doors.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of vandals
Noun
  • This historical event, which aimed to reform secret society gangsters, ended in a riot and resulted in Singapore’s largest trial to date.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Finally, talk about how a number of these gangsters like Frank represent were on the opposite side of the law in one area and community builders in another in real life.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of gangsters
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