Pickpocket

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈpɪkpɒkɪt

Definitions

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

Equivalents

Españolbolsear bolsiquear bolsistacarterear carterista chorizo punga pungar punguear punguista

Françaispickpocket voleur à la tire

DeutschBeutelschneider Taschendieb Taschendiebin

41 more languages

العربيةالنشّال نَشَّال

Azərbaycan dilicibgir

Bosanskidžepar kadet џепар

Catalàcarterista escurabutxaques

Češtinakapsář

Ελληνικάπορτοφολάς

Esperantopoŝoŝtelisto

Suomitaskuvaras

Gaeilgepeasghadaí piocaire póca

Galegocarteirista

עבריתכייס

हिन्दीउचक्का गाँठकट

Hrvatskidžepar kadet џепар

Magyarzsebmetsző zsebtolvaj

Հայերենգրպանահատ

Bahasa Indonesiabajul copet kadetpencopet

Íslenskavasaþjófur

Italianoborsaiolo borseggiare borseggiatore

日本語あいちゃん掏る掏摸

ქართულიჯიბგირი

한국어소매치기

Latinacrumeniseca manticulator saccularius

Latviešukabatzaglis

Македонскиџепчија

Nederlandsgauwdief zakkenroller

Polskidoliniarz kieszonkowiec złodziej kieszonkowy

Portuguêsbatedor de carteira bater carteira carteiristapunguear punguista

Românăhoț de buzunare pungaș

Русскийкарманник карма́нный вор щипач

Slovenščinažepar

Српскиdžepar kadet џепар

Svenskaficktjuv

Kiswahilimchopozi

తెలుగుజేబుదొంగ

ไทยนักล้วงกระเป๋า นักแซ้ง มือกาว

Tagalogmandukot mandurukot

Türkçeçarpmak cepçi dızcıdızlamak kapkaççı yankesici

Українськакишеньковий злодій

Tiếng Việtmóc túi

Yorùbájawojawo

Examples

“Old men, young men, and boys, stalwart burglars and highway robbers, slept side by side with wizened pickpockets or cunning-featured area-sneaks.”

“For several days, Mr. Sammler returning on the customary bus late afternoons from the Forty-second Street Library had been watching a pickpocket at work ⟳ […] Mr. Sammler if he had not been a tall straphanger would not with his one good eye have ⟳ seen these things happening.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

pickpocketee pickpocketer pickpocketing pickpocketism pickpocketry Pickpockets

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