cutpurse

• Sustantivo que designa a un ladrón que roba dinero o pertenencias de los bolsillos o carteras de las personas, especialmente en lugares públicos concurridos.

A noun referring to a thief who steals money or valuables from people's pockets or purses, especially in crowded public places.

1. PickpocketC2formalbritish

   A thief who steals money or valuables from people's pockets or purses, especially in crowded public places.

   carterista

   • The cutpurse was caught red-handed in the crowded market.
   • In Shakespeare's time, cutpurses were a common threat in London.
   • The old man warned his grandson to beware of cutpurses on the bus.

   Sinónimosdippickpocketthief