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Cutpurse

//ˈkʌtˌpɝs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.

    "A cutpurse of the empire and the rule"

  2. 2
    a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.

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