Light-fingered

2 definitions found

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

  Light-fingered \Light"-fin`gered\ (l[imac]t"f[i^][ng]`g[~e]rd),
     a.
     Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering;
     addicted to petty thefts. --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster] Light-foot



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  light-fingered
       adj : having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially
             for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-fingered
             burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"-
             Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of
             the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time [syn: {nimble-fingered}]