as in pickpocket
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Noun
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Merchants and town criers shout out at you from every corner, while characters debate and fight as pickpockets roam the streets.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025 -
According to a recent study, pickpocket scams are more prevalent in Europe, particularly in Italy, which ranked highest for pickpockets among the continent's other top destinations.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The head of Frontier Airlines compared anti-bag fee customers to shoplifters.—
Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
5 Dec. 2024
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Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sweet potatoes, fruit Jello, and roast pork — not turkey — would be served to all the inmates, from the lowliest cutpurse to what amounted to the celebrity wing, and its residents: Alexander Pantages, the millionaire theater magnate convicted of raping a 17-year-old dancer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Nov. 2023
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She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
8 May 2018
Noun
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The stigma kleptomaniacs face can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or afraid to seek support.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
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Here are three reasons behind the behavior of a kleptomaniac, according to research.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
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“Pilferer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilferer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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