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PICKPOCKET Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word pickpocket. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word pickpocket. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PICKPOCKET

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mugger
nounn
noun

• a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

pilferer
nounn
noun

• a thief who steals without using violence

robber
nounn
noun

• a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

snatcher
nounn
noun

• a thief who grabs and runs

• someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

stealer
nounn
noun

• a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

thief
nounn
noun

• a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

filcher
verb, nounv, n
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swiper
nounn
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cutpurse
nounn
noun

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

dip
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a depression in an otherwise level surface

• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

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

• tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

• a brief immersion

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

• a brief swim in water

• a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

verb

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• dip into a liquid while eating

• go down momentarily

• stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

• take a small amount from

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• lower briefly

• appear to move downward

• slope downwards

• dip into a liquid

• place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

• immerse in a disinfectant solution

• plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

• scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

Best Hypernyms For PICKPOCKET

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pickpocket, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
thief criminal offender stealer

Alternatives for MUGGER

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