cutpurse

Etymology
From ; equivalent to : originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.

Noun

 * 1) A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
 * 2) * c. 1620, anonymous, “” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
 * The Gipsie snap & Pedro are none of Toms Comradoes, yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn & yͤ roring boyes brauadoes
 * The Gipsie snap & Pedro are none of Toms Comradoes, yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn & yͤ roring boyes brauadoes

Synonyms

 * , see also Thesaurus:pickpocket

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: cibgir, cibəgirən
 * Belarusian: кішэ́ннік
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, laukkuvaras
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βαλλαντιοτόμος
 * Italian: tagliaborse,
 * Latin: manticulātor, sacculārius
 * Macedonian: ќесеџија
 * Polish:, , , złodziej kieszonkowy
 * Russian: ,