prat digger

noun

A pickpocket.

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Meanings

nounprat digger (plural prat diggers)

plural prat diggers

  1. slangA pickpocket.

Origin

Late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

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APA

prat digger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prat%20digger

MLA

“prat digger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prat%20digger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prat digger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prat%20digger.

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