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Noun: pickpocket  'pik,pó-kit
  1. A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
    "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd";
    - cutpurse, dip
Verb: pickpocket  'pik,pó-kit
  1. Steal, as a pickpocket

Derived forms: pickpocketed, pickpocketing, pickpockets

Type of: stealer, thief

Encyclopedia: Pickpocket