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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The Hong Kong papers also talked for days about the shoplifter in a Dacron suit.
    Eileen Chang, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • 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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