Tom complained that a light-fingered pilferer who'd briefly brushed against him at the crowded train station had carried off his wallet.
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Light-fingered
Synonyms for "light-fingered" (7 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (3)
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12 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- изкусен adj (having quick, light and nimble fingers)
- крадлив adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
- сръчен adj (having quick, light and nimble fingers)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 巧手的 adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
- 手指靈巧的 /手指灵巧的 adj (having quick, light and nimble fingers)
Finnish
2 entries- näppäräsorminen adj (having quick, light and nimble fingers)
- pitkäkyntinen adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
Latin
2 entries- fūrax adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
- tagax adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
Māori
1 entries- ringa kamakama adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
Spanish
2 entries- amigo de lo ajeno adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
- dedos largos adj (given to stealing, pickpocketing, thievery, shoplifting)
Sample sentences
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There is a great quantity of eating and drinking, making love and jilting, laughing and the contrary, smoking, cheating, fighting, dancing and fiddling; […] yokels looking up at the tinselled dancers and poor old rouged tumblers, while the light-fingered folk are operating upon their pockets behind.
Source: wiktionary
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