Cutpurse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cutpurse \Cut"purse`\ (k[u^]t"p[^u]rs`), n.
     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
     [1913 Webster]


  
           To have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is
           necessary for a cutpurse.                --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cutpurse
       n : a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in
           public places [syn: {pickpocket}, {dip}]