cutpurse

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Recent Examples of cutpurse Sweet potatoes, fruit Jello, and roast pork — not turkey — would be served to all the inmates, from the lowliest cutpurse to what amounted to the celebrity wing, and its residents: Alexander Pantages, the millionaire theater magnate convicted of raping a 17-year-old dancer. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023 She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way. Longreads, 8 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutpurse
Noun
  • Because Paris is a magical place, Belly’s pickpocket takes her backpack directly to a rave without even bothering to open it.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Back at the Dunwoody Police Department, the cops are unable to identify that shoplifter.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some have called the city lax for failing to stop shoplifters, cart scofflaws and other signs of crime and deterioration around the full-service Midway grocer, but the St. Paul Police Department reported this week that officers made more than 500 visits to the 1440 University Ave.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025

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“Cutpurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutpurse. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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