Thesaurus results for PICKPOCKET

pickpocket

noun

Definition of pickpocket

as in thief

a person who steals money and other things from people's pockets and purses

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Recent Examples of pickpocket In China, pickpockets use chopsticks, and bystanders tend not to interfere. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 In a rare lead role, one that gives him a frankly magnificent coat, Turturro adds to his late-career renaissance as an old-school pickpocket who runs afoul of a Gen-Z mobster. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, out on the streets, young con artist Thomas Shepherd (Ruaridh Mollica) and pickpocket Lisa Molinari (Lauren Morais) are running petty scams. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Many frequent fliers swear by functional, secure styles that hold all their essentials and protect against pickpockets. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pickpocket

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Noun

As Ars’ Ashley Belanger reported recently, thieves have made off with more than $100 million in similar shipments since June.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
The sweep focused on vehicles that are overwhelmingly targeted by thieves, according to a statement issued by the Howard County Police Department (HCPD).

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of thief

Noun

Banks are where the money is, the old quick-cash saying goes (attributed to robber Willie Sutton).

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz and Anna Sawai lead the ensemble cast for the movie about a group of bank robbers who document their exploits on social media.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of robber

Noun

All those old Warner Brothers gangster movies were always playing on TV.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
The Capone associates lined up six members of Moran's gang, and a seventh unaffiliated man who apparently liked hanging out with gangsters, against the north wall of the garage.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of gangster

Noun

His warning was meant for American eyes and ears at least as much — if not more so — than for the government in Jerusalem that until now has encouraged the hoodlums by tolerating their violence.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of hoodlum

Noun

The others were ruffians, teasers, always angling to drink whatever was left in some grownup’s glass.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
But as with any good Leonard story, the best moments come from the characters, a rogues’ gallery of violent ruffians and neurotic, duplicitous scoundrels.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruffian

Noun

The other was Albrecht Hohler, thirty, a Communist member of the paramilitary group the Red Front Fighters and well known locally as a particularly vicious thug—a petty criminal who had been released from jail only a few months earlier.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
These low-level thugs typically are not believed to be formally aligned with Iran.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of thug

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