What does pick-pocket mean?

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pick-pocket

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

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pick-pockets (plural) pick-pockets (present, singular) pick-pocketing (participle, present) pick-pocketed (participle, past) pick-pocketed (past)

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