cutpurse

English - Turkish

Definition of cutpurse in English Turkish dictionary

eski yankesici

{i} yankesici

(isim) yankesici

English - English

Definition of cutpurse in English English dictionary

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

A cutpurse of the empire and the rule.

{n} a pickpocket, thief, footpad, rogue

A thief who steals from others purses or pockets in public

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

{i} thief; pickpocket

Hyphenation

cut·purse

Synonyms

pickpocket

Etymology

[ 'k&t-"p&rs ] (noun.) 14th century. From cut +‎ purse.