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UK
/pˈɪkpɒkɪt/
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[ US /ˈpɪkˌpɑkət/ ]
[ US /ˈpɪkˌpɑkət/ ]
NOUN
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
How To Use pickpocket In A Sentence
- One of the biggest dangers to commuters at the time was the constant threat of pickpockets and other petty thieves preying upon unsuspecting victims.
- A pickpocket can cut through the straps with a sharp knife.
- You always have to be on your guard against pickpockets.
- These were people who often turned to crime to make a living such as highwaymen or pickpockets, migrant workers who roamed the country looking for work, and individuals who begged for a living.
- They are all reformed criminals - drug dealers, pickpockets, and thieves who have agreed to go straight and earn their money honestly.
- They are all reformed criminals - drug dealers, pickpockets, and thieves who have agreed to go straight and earn their money honestly.
- The gang stole purses or pulled jewellery from women on buses or in cars, he became an expert pickpocket, lookout and bagman for the gang.
- A notorious pickpocket could not even be arrested, much less convicted by a civil court, simply on the ground of being commonly known as a pickpocket; while such evidence would convict and expel him from any ordinary society. 13. Legal Rights of Assemblies and Trial of Their Members. 75. Trial of Members of Societies
- Small timers, such as pickpockets, can be easily thwarted by carrying only sturdy, shoulder-strap purses, not carrying obvious camera or laptop computer bags or exposed cameras strung about your person, and by putting your cash out of harm´s way in a little bag hung around your neck and stowed under your shirt. Mexico City: Biggest city guide for the savvy traveler
- The policeman clapped hold of the pickpocket and took him to the Station.