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pickpocket
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpɪkˌpɒk.ɪt/ us /ˈpɪkˌpɑː.kɪt/
a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd扒手，小偷
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Miscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
desperado
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
knock-knock burglar
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
pickpocket
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈpɪkˌpɒk.ɪt/ us /ˈpɪkˌpɑː.kɪt/
to steal things out of people's pockets or bags, especially in a crowd: 扒窃
Someone pickpocketed my wallet.有人扒走了我的钱包。
He was pickpocketed at the carnival.他在狂欢节上被人扒窃了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stealing
abscond
abscond with someone/something
aggravated burglary
anti-burglar
anti-burglary
eavesdrop
hot-wire
housebreaking
jemmy
jimmy
job
plunder
poach
poaching
porch piracy
purloin
rustle
rustling
snaffle
snitch
pickpocket | American Dictionary
pickpocket
noun[ C ]
us/ˈpɪkˌpɑk·ɪt/
a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, esp. in a crowd
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