Meaning

1 senses
  1. One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

    Taschendieb, Taschendiebin

    карма́нный ворkarmánnyj vor, карма́нникkarmánnik, щипа́чščipáč

    кишенько́вий зло́дійkyšenʹkóvyj zlódij

    a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Examples

40 sentences
  1. Beware of pickpockets.

    Остерігайтеся кишенькових злодіїв. — deniko

    ruОпасайтесь карманников. — sharptoothed

    deVorsicht vor Taschendieben. — xtofu80

  2. The pickpocket disappeared into the crowd.

    ruКарманник скрылся в толпе. — AntonKhorev

    deDer Taschendieb verschwand in der Menge. — Tamy

  3. Be on your guard against pickpockets.

    ruОстерегайтесь карманных воров. — marafon

    deGib acht auf Taschendiebe. — Sudajaengi

  4. I got pickpocketed on the train.

  5. Look out for pickpockets on crowded trains.

    ruБерегись карманников в переполненных поездах. — odexed

    dePass in vollen Zügen auf Taschendiebe auf. — Wolf

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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one who steals from the pocket of a passerby:
Русский
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one who steals from the pocket of a passerby:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who steals from the pocket of a passerby:

Forms

plural: pickpockets

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places:cutpursedip

Word family

7 related words

See also

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