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CUTPURSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cutpurse mean?
• CUTPURSE (noun)
The noun CUTPURSE has 1 sense:
1. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Familiarity information: CUTPURSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cutpurse; dip; pickpocket
Hypernyms ("cutpurse" is a kind of...):
stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)
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