light-fingered
Quick to pilfer
Light-fingered describes someone skilled at stealing, especially by picking pockets or shoplifting: Watch your wallet around light-fingered crowds.
The image is of fingers so deft and delicate they can lift items without detection.
Less commonly, light-fingered describes nimble manual skill generally: a light-fingered pianist.
Thief who steals carried items
- pilfererOne who steals trifles
- shoplifterOne who steals merchandise
- cutpurseHistorical term for thief
- filcherOne who steals
kleptomaniac · snatcher · cat-burglar · burglar · larcenist · dip · wire · stall
Unlawful taking of property
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
- pilferageMinor theft of goods
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
filching · swiping · pinching · nicking · snatching · lifting · pocketing · purloining
Cleverly deceptive
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- wilySkilled at deception
- artfulCleverly deceptive
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
slippery · shrewd · canny · adroit · deft · nimble-witted · quick · sharp
pickpocket
Thief who steals carried items
- pilfererOne who steals trifles
- shoplifterOne who steals merchandise
- cutpurseHistorical term for thief
filcher · kleptomaniac · snatcher · cat-burglar · burglar · larcenist · dip · wire · stall
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
- pilferageMinor theft of goods
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
larceny · filching · swiping · pinching · nicking · snatching · lifting · pocketing · purloining · peculation
sly
Cleverly deceptive
slick · slippery · shrewd · canny · adroit · deft · nimble-witted · quick · sharp · smooth
furtive
Secretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
- covertIntentionally concealed
undetected · unnoticed · discreet · quiet · subtle · deft · nimble · swift · silent · invisible
nimble
Quick and light-moving
dextrous · skilled · handy · supple · precise · delicate · graceful · lithe · fleet · practiced
light-fingeredhonest
Free from deception
trustworthy · scrupulous · honorable · upright · principled
light-fingeredclumsy
Lacking physical coordination
ham-fisted · maladroit · fumbling · all thumbs · ham-handed
light, fingerprint, fingernail, fingerprints, fingertip, fingering, fingerprinted, fingerprinting, light-footed