Pickpocket vs. Thief — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pickpocket and Thief
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Pickpocket
One who steals from pockets.
Thief
One who commits the act or crime of theft.
Pickpocket
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
Thief
One who carries out a theft.
Pickpocket
To pick pockets; to steal.
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Thief
One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
Pickpocket
One who steals purses or other articles from pockets.
Thief
(obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Pickpocket
A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Thief
One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.
There came a privy thief, men clepeth death.
Where thieves break through and steal.
Thief
A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Take heed, have open eye, for thieves do foot by night.
Some roving robber calling to his fellows.
Thief
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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