“Pickpocket”: vocabulary meaning.
- Pickpocket
- A thief, a person who steals money from people’s pockets or bags on the street, especially in crowded places with a lot of people.
Other examples of “pickpocket” vocabulary in a sentence
- Watch out for pickpockets!
- Pickpockets usually steal from back pockets.
- How do you spot a pickpocket?
“Pickpocket”: use in context explanation
Richard and Jane are having a walk. Suddenly a girl starts shouting: “Pickpocket!” and pointing at Richard. She thinks the man is reaching out his hand to steal from Jane’s bag. The wife giggles. She appreciates the girl’s concern but explains that it’s her husband and he doesn’t want to steal any money from her.
