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A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pickpocket, dip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thief, stealer
From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
cibgir
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Azerbaijani:
cibəgirən
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Belarusian:
кішэ́ннік
(kišénnik)
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Dutch:
beurzensnijder
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Dutch:
zakkenroller
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Finnish:
taskuvaras
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Finnish:
laukkuvaras
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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French:
voleur à la tire
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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French:
coupe-bourse
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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German:
Taschendieb
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Greek:
πορτοφολάς
(portofolás)
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Ancient Greek:
βαλλαντιοτόμος
(ballantiotómos)
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Italian:
tagliaborse
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Italian:
borsaiolo
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Latin:
manticulātor
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Latin:
sacculārius
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Macedonian:
ќесеџија
(ḱesedžija)
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Polish:
kieszonkowiec
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Polish:
doliniarz
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Polish:
rzezimieszek
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Polish:
złodziej kieszonkowy
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Russian:
карма́нник
(karmánnik)
— a thief who steals from others' purses
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Russian:
карма́нный вор
(karmánnyj vor)
— a thief who steals from others' purses
