Cutpurse

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  • noun. A pickpocket.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing their contents (a practice said to have been common when men wore purses at their girdles); hence, a pickpocket.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocket.
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  • noun. A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
    • Word Usage
    "The meaning of the term cutpurse was a lot clearer."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stealer  thief  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acclivity  ambusher  ayatollah  beanpole  blackmailer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pickpocket  
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