Cutpurse

[kʌtpә:s]

Definition

(n.) One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocket

Edited by Darrell

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Pickpocket, thief, robber.

Edited by Astor