pickpockets
Stealthy purse thieves
Pickpockets are thieves who steal from people's pockets or bags in public places, typically using stealth and distraction rather than force.
The singular pickpocket refers to a person who does this: The pickpocket worked the crowded subway platform.
The verb pickpocket means to steal in this manner: Someone pickpocketed my wallet at the concert.
Appendages of the hand
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- deftSkillful and quick
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
jostle · crowding · razor · blade · slitting · stall · wire · tool
Surname of Victorian novelist
- urchinNeglected street child
- gangOrganized criminal group
- RomaniNomadic ethnic group
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
Fagin · Victorian · London · Naples · Barcelona · grift · con · hustle
Unlawful taking of property
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- walletSmall case for currency
- purseBag for personal items
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
robbery · criminal · victim · police · arrest · prosecution · felony · misdemeanor
fingers
Appendages of the hand
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- deftSkillful and quick
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
bump · jostle · crowding · razor · blade · slitting · stall · wire · tool · hook
Dickens
Surname of Victorian novelist
Fagin · stereotype · Victorian · London · Naples · Barcelona · grift · con · hustle · underworld
theft
Unlawful taking of property
larceny · robbery · criminal · victim · police · arrest · prosecution · felony · misdemeanor · accomplice
subway
Underground transit passage
bazaar · train · station · airport · crowd · festival · bus · queue · ATM · escalator
zipper
Toothed closure device
decoy · crossbody · secure · hidden · pouch · alert · caution · anti-theft · lockdown · situational
- travel problemslost luggage, flight delays, flight delay, delayed flight, missed flight
- roguesrogue, rogues, scoundrel, scoundrels, rascal
- travel safetytravel advisories, travel warnings, travel insurance, travel security, emergency contacts
- travel woesjet lag, homesickness, lost luggage, flight delay, travel delay
- urban hazardspotholes, crime, traffic, accidents, sinkholes
- Georgian crimecapital offenses, death penalty, hanging, transportation, public execution
pickpocketsmuggers
Violent street robbers
robbers · carjackers · home invaders · burglars · bank robbers
pickpocketssecurity guards
Personnel protecting property
police officers · police · watchmen · undercover cops · wallet chains
- reverse pickpocketingSecretly adding to pockets