pilferer

noun

Definition of pilferernext
as in pickpocket

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  1. pickpocket
  2. shoplifter
  3. cutpurse
  4. kidnapper
  5. kleptomaniac
Noun
  • Speaking of losing things, keep your phone and cards safe from pickpockets with this chic crossbody iPhone case.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2026
  • Think of it like a team of pickpockets, one of which walks up to ask you for directions while the other swipes your wallet.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026
Definition of pickpocket
Noun
  • An alleged shoplifter was shot and killed by police Wednesday outside Town Center at Cobb mall in Kennesaw, Georgia.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The film is a surrealist heist-comedy starring Keke Palmer as Corvette, the leader of a crew of professional shoplifters who set their sights on a ruthless fashion mogul played by Demi Moore.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of shoplifter
Noun
  • 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, Longreads, 8 May 2018
Definition of cutpurse
Noun
  • Two notes that appear to have been sent by Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper to a local news outlet shortly after her disappearance were made public Friday by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • All that was left was a single high heel, no doubt dislodged after the host put up an epic struggle against her dastardly kidnapper.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of kidnapper
Noun
  • The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
Definition of kleptomaniac
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