adj
Meaning 1
Having quick, light and nimble fingers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
light-fingered
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lītʹfĭng'gərd
adj
Meaning 2
Having nimble fingers, especially for stealing or picking pockets (pickpocketing), given to thievery or shoplifting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of light-finger
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets- Harry Hansen- Time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault
- the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nimble-fingered
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + fingered (“having fingers”, adjective).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: изкусен (izkusen) — having quick, light and nimble fingers
- Bulgarian: сръчен (srǎčen) — having quick, light and nimble fingers
- Chinese Mandarin: 手指靈巧的 /手指灵巧的 (shǒuzhǐ língqiǎo de) — having quick, light and nimble fingers
- Finnish: näppäräsorminen — having quick, light and nimble fingers
- Bulgarian: крадлив (kradliv) — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting
- Chinese Mandarin: 巧手的 (qiǎoshǒu de) — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting
- Finnish: pitkäkyntinen — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting
- Latin: fūrax — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting
- Latin: tagax — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting
- Māori: ringa kamakama — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting
- Spanish: dedos largos — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting
- Spanish: amigo de lo ajeno — given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting