cutpurse

Noun

Meaning

One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocket

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pickpocket dip dipper highwayman bandit pillager finger pirate diver plunge robber crook burglar poacher brigand
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Antonyms

pike mountain charity steep investor helper
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Hypernyms

thief stealer

Anagrams

supercut

Examples

Social categories Mary Frith ("Moll Cutpurse") scandalized 17th century society by wearing male clothing, smoking in public, and otherwise defying gender roles. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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