cutpurse

• Substantivo que designa um ladrão que rouba dinheiro ou objetos de valor dos bolsos ou bolsas das pessoas, especialmente em locais públicos movimentados.

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.

   Batedor de carteira

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdippickpocketthief