HyperDic: pickpocket

English > 1 sense of the word *pickpocket*:
NOUN	person	pickpocket, cutpurse, dip	a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

pickpocket > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'kpaa.kaht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *pickpocket*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places.
Synonyms	cutpurse, dip
Broader	thief, stealer	A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
Spanish	carterista, cortabolsas, ratero, robacarteras
Catalan	carterista, pispa, tallabosses