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Complete Definition of "cutpurse"

English
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/�k�t�p��s/
(US) IPA|/�k�t�p�s/
(UK) SAMPA|/%kVt"p3:s/
(US) SAMPA|/%kVt"p3`s/
AHD|kŭtʹpûrs'

Etymology
From cut + purse.

Noun
en-noun
#A thief who steals from others' purse|purses or pockets in public.

Quotations
1602 : w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:Hamlet|Hamlet , act III scene 4
:A cutpurse of the empire and the rule

Synonyms
pickpocket

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