Associations to the word «Pickpocket»

Wiktionary

PICKPOCKET, noun. One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
PICKPOCKET, verb. To pick pockets; to steal.

Dictionary definition

PICKPOCKET, noun. A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats