pickpocket

noun

pick·​pock·​et ˈpik-ˌpä-kət 

: a thief who picks pockets

Examples of pickpocket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers. —Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026

Chic Travel Bag A chic travel bag that doubles as a pickpocket deterrent? —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026

Taking inspiration from the spring 2026 runways—as well as Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lawrence—Sánchez Bezos embraced pickpocket styling, carrying her black Hermès Kelly unclasped. —Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025

But that plan, worked up by Lord and Lady Davenport (Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston), gets complicated when a handsome pickpocket named Eric (Ben Radcliffe) mistakenly lands a job at the estate and sets his sights on Rose. —Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pickpocket

• skyrocket
• docket
• locket
• pocket
• rocket
• socket
• sprocket

Kids Definition

pickpocket

noun

pick·​pock·​et ˈpik-ˌpäk-ət 

: a thief who steals from pockets and purses

Legal Definition

pickpocket

noun

pick·​pock·​et

: a thief who surreptitiously steals money or valuables from the pockets or person of an individual