noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To pick pockets; to steal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
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: cutpurse, dip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thief, stealer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English pick Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French poche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Anglo-Norman poketbor. Middle English pocket English pocket English pickpocket From pick + pocket.
Across languages
Translations
105 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
xhepist
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Arabic:
نَشَّال
(naššāl)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Arabic:
نشال
(naššāl)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Armenian:
գրպանահատ
(grpanahat)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Azerbaijani:
cibgir
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Azerbaijani:
cibəgirən
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Bulgarian:
джебчия
(džebčija)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Catalan:
carterista
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Catalan:
escurabutxaques
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Chinese Mandarin:
扒手
(páshǒu)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Chinese Mandarin:
三隻手 /三只手
(sānzhīshǒu)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Czech:
kapsář
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Danish:
lommetyv
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Dutch:
zakkenroller
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Dutch:
gauwdief
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Esperanto:
poŝoŝtelisto
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Estonian:
taskuvaras
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Finnish:
taskuvaras
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
French:
pickpocket
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
French:
voleur à la tire
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Galician:
carteirista
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Georgian:
ჯიბგირი
(ǯibgiri)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
German:
Taschendieb
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
German:
Taschendiebin
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Greek:
πορτοφολάς
(portofolás)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Hebrew:
כייס
(kayás)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Hindi:
गाँठकट
(gā̃ṭhkaṭ)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Hungarian:
zsebtolvaj
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Hungarian:
zsebmetsző
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Icelandic:
vasaþjófur
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Indonesian:
pencopet
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Indonesian:
copet
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Irish:
peasghadaí
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Irish:
piocaire póca
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Italian:
borseggiatore
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Italian:
borsaiolo
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Japanese:
掏摸
(suri)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Javanese:
copèt
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Khmer:
ចោរលុកហោប៉ោ
(cao-luk-hao-pao)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Korean:
소매치기
(somaechigi)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Ladino:
yankesidji
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Lao:
ຄົນລ່ວງກະເປົາ
(khon lūang ka pao)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Latin:
manticulātor
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Latin:
sacculārius
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Macedonian:
џе́пчија
(džépčija)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Malay:
penyeluk saku
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Māori:
ringa kamakama
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Mongolian:
халаасны хулгайч
(xalaasny xulgajč)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Norman:
filou
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Norwegian Bokmål:
lommetyv
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Norwegian Bokmål:
lommetjuv
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Norwegian Nynorsk:
lommetjuv
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Polish:
kieszonkowiec
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Portuguese:
punguista
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Portuguese:
batedor de carteira
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Portuguese:
carteirista
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Romanian:
hoț de buzunare
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Romanian:
pungaș
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Russian:
карма́нный вор
(karmánnyj vor)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Russian:
карма́нник
(karmánnik)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Russian:
щипа́ч
(ščipáč)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Serbo-Croatian:
џепарош
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Serbo-Croatian:
džeparoš
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Slovene:
žepar
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Slovene:
žeparka
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Spanish:
carterista
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Spanish:
bolsista
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Spanish:
punguista
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Spanish:
chorizo
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Spanish:
punga
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Swahili:
mchopozi
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Swedish:
ficktjuv
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Tagalog:
mandurukot
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Telugu:
జేబుదొంగ
(jēbudoṅga)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Telugu:
కత్తెరదొంగ
(katteradoṅga)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Thai:
นักแซ้ง
(nák-sáeng)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Thai:
มือกาว
(meu-gaao)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Thai:
นักล้วงกระเป๋า
(nák-lúuang-grà-bpǎo)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Turkish:
dızcı
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Turkish:
kapkaççı
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Turkish:
yankesici
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Ukrainian:
кишенько́вий зло́дій
(kyšenʹkóvyj zlódij)
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Vietnamese:
kẻ móc túi
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby
Yoruba:
jáwójáwó
— one who steals from the pocket of a passerby