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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.
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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
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
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But centuries after travelers first started flocking to Venice, braving the crowds, lines and pickpockets still feels worth it.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Rome is known to be a relatively safe city (though tourists should be careful about pickpockets around popular sites) and easy to get around.—
Daliah Singer,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
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The Hong Kong papers also talked for days about the shoplifter in a Dacron suit.—
Eileen Chang,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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That has become a practice with some independent boutique owners that have been targeted by shoplifters in the past few years.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
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“Cutpurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutpurse. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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