pickpocket

• He's as many names as a pickpocket, and as many callings, too, I'll warrant. —  Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet
• I knew if he went any further he would be a marker for the pickpocket or others and would know nothing in a little while, so I tried to get him into the Mission, and after quite a while succeeded, and we took a seat right by the door. —  Dave Ranney
• So rare was reformation, that a single instance is mentioned with triumph: among the few who redeemed that settlement from utter dishonor, was George Barrington, celebrated for his dexterity as a pickpocket, and for his [Pg 145] pathos at the bar; who robbed a prince with the grace of a courtier, and was the beau ideal of swindlers. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2), by John West
• Patrons had complained that a pickpocket was operating in the park, yet neither his employees nor the police had yet to observe any of the more notorious dips and cutpurses who worked the San Francisco streets. —  EQMM,September-October2007
• While searching for her pickpocket, Sabina had toured the park on the scenic railway, eaten an ice cream, ridden the merry-go-round, and taken a boat ride down the Chutes—which was indeed thrilling. —  EQMM,September-October2007

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