pickpocket /ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.Old men, young men, and boys, stalwart burglars and highway robbers, slept side by side with wizened pickpockets or cunning-featured area-sneaks. — 1874 verb1 •To pick pockets; to steal. formspickpocketed · pickpocketing · pickpockets