pilferer

noun

Definition of pilferernext
as in pickpocket

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  1. pickpocket
  2. shoplifter
  3. cutpurse
  4. kleptomaniac
Noun
  • An inside pocket stashes any travel essentials securely and out of the way of potential pickpockets.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The zippered top helps prevent pickpockets, and the back zipper pocket is a great spot for storing valuables like a wallet or phone.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of pickpocket
Noun
  • Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Beyond potentially distorting the city’s crime numbers, subjecting shoplifters to felony charges has life-altering consequences, according to longtime defense attorney Greg Hill.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of shoplifter
Noun
  • Sweet potatoes, fruit Jello, and roast pork — not turkey — would be served to all the inmates, from the lowliest cutpurse to what amounted to the celebrity wing, and its residents: Alexander Pantages, the millionaire theater magnate convicted of raping a 17-year-old dancer.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way.
    Longreads, Longreads, 8 May 2018
Definition of cutpurse
Noun
  • The stigma kleptomaniacs face can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or afraid to seek support.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Here are three reasons behind the behavior of a kleptomaniac, according to research.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Definition of kleptomaniac
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