cutpurse

n. 小偷, 扒手

发音

UK /ˈkʌtˌpɜːs/
其它
US /ˈkʌtˌpɝs/

词形变化

cutpurses 复数 cutpurses

别名

cut-purse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    The Gipsie snap & Pedro are none of Toms Comradoes, yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn & yͤ roring boyes brauadoes

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

dip pickpocket

上位词 2

thief stealer

词源

From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.

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