pickpocket's

Wallet snatcher's possession

Pickpocket's is the possessive form of pickpocket—a thief who steals from people's pockets or bags in crowded places.

The possessive indicates belonging or association: a pickpocket's nimble fingers, the pickpocket's technique.

It also forms contractions with "is" or "has": The pickpocket's been caught.

theft

victim

One harmed by another

loot · haul · mark · target · score · swipe · lift · snatch · grab · take

technique

fingers

Appendages of the hand

jostle · dip · brush · touch · reach · slide · palm · conceal · misdirection · timing

criminal

thief

One who steals

  • cutpurseHistorical term for thief
  • dipBrief immersion or condiment
  • dipperVessel for scooping liquids

fingersmith · wire · cannon · stall · shill · fence · accomplice · gang · ring · syndicate

tools

razor

Blade for removing hair

hook · slit · cut · pouch · stash · lining · sleeve · coat · bag · newspaper

Opposites
criminal vs. victim role

pickpocket'svictim's

Belonging to harmed party

mark's · target's · owner's · tourist's · passenger's

criminal vs. law enforcement

pickpocket'sdetective's

Belonging to a sleuth

cop's · constable's

theft vs. protection/giving

pickpocket'sdonor's

Belonging to a benefactor

giver's · benefactor's · guardian's · protector's

Phrases
Family

pickpocket, pickpockets, pickpocketing, pickpocketed

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG