pickpocket
English
/ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/
noun
Definitions
- One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
Etymology
Compound from English pick + English pocket.
Origin
English
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipick English
- antipickpocket English
- autopick English
- downpick English
- earpick English
- fingerpick English
- forepocket English
- handpick English
- hindpocket English
- impocket English
- micropocket English
- nitpick English
- nutpick English
- pick English
- pick-fault English
- pick-quarrel English
- pickability English
- pickable English
- pickcheese English
- picker English
- pickest English
- picketh English
- pickfest English
- pickguard English
- picklist English
- picklock English
- pickman English
- pickmire English
- pickoff English
- pickpenny English
- pickpocketer English
- pickproof English
- pickpurse English
- picksome English
- picktooth English
- pickup English
- picky English
- pocket English
- pocketability English
- pocketable English
- pocketbook English
- pocketer English
- pocketful English
- pocketless English
- pocketlight English
- pocketlike English
- pocketphone English
- pocketpussy English
- pocketwards English
- pseudopocket English
- ragpick English
- repick English
- repocket English
- reverse English
- reverse pickpocket English
- reverse-pickpocket English
- subpocket English
- toothpick English
- unpick English
- pocket Dutch, Flemish
- ピック Japanese
- ポケット Japanese
- piken Middle English
- pocket Middle English
- pix Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- poced Welsh
- 포켓 Korean
- पाकीट Marathi
- poket Tok Pisin
- pākeke Hawaiian
- pākete Maori
- pick
- picky
- unpick
- pickup
- repick
- picker
- pickest
- pickman
- reverse
- ragpick
- nutpick
- picketh
- nitpick
- pickoff
- earpick
- downpick
- picksome
- pickfest
- picklist
- pickable
- picklock
- autopick
- impocket
- pocketer
- pickmire
- repocket
- handpick
- antipick
- pickpenny
- pocketful
- pickpurse
- toothpick
- picktooth
- pickproof
- subpocket
- pickguard
- pocketless
- pickcheese
- fingerpick
- pick-fault
- pocketlike
- hindpocket
- forepocket
- pocketable
- pocketbook
- pocketphone
- pocketpussy
- pocketlight
- pickability
- micropocket
- pocketwards
- pickpocketer
- pick-quarrel
- pseudopocket
- pocketability
- antipickpocket
- reverse pickpocket
- reverse-pickpocket