as in thief
a person who steals money and other things from people's pockets and purses
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Recent Examples of pickpocket
Designed to thwart thieves and keep pickpockets at bay, this sleek leather bag has a slash-proof lining, combination lock and adjustable locking straps that securely wrap around you, restaurant tables, beach chairs or carts.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 23 Sep. 2024
The anti-theft zippers can help keep your valuables safe from pickpockets.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Best of all, though, is its zippered main compartment, which is great for warding off pickpockets on public transport and outdoor dining hotspots in major European cities.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2024
Last year in Amsterdam, the number of pickpocket complaints almost doubled from 2022.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 23 Sep. 2024
The anti-theft zippers can help keep your valuables safe from pickpockets.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Best of all, though, is its zippered main compartment, which is great for warding off pickpockets on public transport and outdoor dining hotspots in major European cities.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2024
Last year in Amsterdam, the number of pickpocket complaints almost doubled from 2022.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickpocket
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Though Charles moves into Pacific View to smoke out the thief, Schur presents an ecosystem of distinct characters who have made fulfilling lives for themselves in this building.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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The thieves got away with jewelry, according to police.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Oh yeah, this relationship with this 38-year-old racketeer is so beautiful.Michael Cuby, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
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While President Herbert Hoover had waged a war against kidnappers and racketeers, Roosevelt amplified the effort dramatically, pushed it in new directions, and overcame the jurisdictional, racial, partisan, and class divisions that had previously obstructed the law-and-order state.Anthony Gregory / Made by History, TIME, 23 July 2024
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In the first few minutes of the premiere, Oz murders Falcone-family heir Alberto for laughing at his story about Rex Calabrese, the neighborhood gangster Oz idolized for his openheartedness.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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But the 79-year-old Duterte later said gangsters — not police officers — made up his death squad, adding to the ambiguity surrounding the squad’s operations.Reuters, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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While Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing comeback with a win against Jerry Quarry at Atlanta’s Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, a group of hoodlums robbed the Black Mafia of more than $1 million in cash and jewelry at a nearby after-party.Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
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Troy Stecher is a puck-mover with some two-way ability but is not considered a ruffian in the corners and in front of the net.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Then again, the fight scene did that on its own, sounding more refined than ruffian.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
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The climax, in which Dwight and his crew beat a group of nameless Chinese immigrant thugs into submission after they’re used as cannon fodder by Cal Thresher to sabotage Dwight’s wind turbines, is more important to the plot and even uglier.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Like other Diablo games, Hades would support cooperative multiplayer, but in the Arkham games, groups of thugs would circle around the Dark Knight, comic-book style, waiting to be punched in the face.Jason Schreier, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Pickpocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickpocket. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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