pick-pocket

A form of pickpocket — One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

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Meanings

nounpick-pocket (plural pick-pockets)

plural pick-pockets

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pickpocket.
verbpick-pocket (third-person singular simple present pick-pockets, present participle pick-pocketing, simple past and past participle pick-pocketed)

present singular third person pick-pockets · participle present pick-pocketing · participle past pick-pocketed · past pick-pocketed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pickpocket.
Cite this entry
APA

pick-pocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick-pocket

MLA

“pick-pocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick-pocket. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick-pocket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick-pocket.

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