See also: pick-pocket

English edit

 
pickpocket child

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From pick +‎ pocket.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/
  • (file)

Noun edit

pickpocket (plural pickpockets)

  1. One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
    Coordinate term: putpocket

Synonyms edit

Translations edit

Verb edit

pickpocket (third-person singular simple present pickpockets, present participle pickpocketing, simple past and past participle pickpocketed)

  1. (transitive) To pick pockets; to steal.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

French edit

Etymology edit

From English pickpocket.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pickpocket m (plural pickpockets)

  1. pickpocket
    Synonym: voleur à la tire
    Hypernym: voleur

Further reading edit