A pickpocket is a thief who steals items from people by stealing their wallets. They are usually very quick and skilled at what they do, and they never stop moving.
The pickpocket was very quick and skilled, and he managed to steal a lot of wallets from people.
The pickpocket was caught trying to steal a wallet from a man in a crowded area.
noun
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Synonyms:
1
You suspect that may be a pickpocket, and check your wallet.
2
A pickpocket exercising their skills is engaged in pickpocketing.
3
The police caught the pickpocket at the airport.
4
Murray and Bentley can now pickpocket.
5
A pickpocket is seen wandering through the crowd.
6
The narrator accuses the hitchhiker of being a pickpocket.
7
To this day she is an excellent pickpocket and lockpick.
8
He is a smuggler, thief, pickpocket and boat pilot.
9
The character has a pickpocket skill with a level of 11.
10
The pickpocket is discovered cheating and is forced to walk the plank.