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pickpocket

Syllabification: (pick·pock·et)
Pronunciation: /ˈpikˌpäkət/

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Definition of pickpocket

noun

  • a person who steals from other people’s pockets.

verb

[with object]
  • steal from the pockets of (someone):she stopped in New Orleans where she skillfully pickpocketed tourists [no object]:an elderly man caught pickpocketing in Times Square

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