Nimble-fingered

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

  nimble-fingered \nimble-fingered\ adj.
     same as {light-fingered}; thievish; pilfering.
  
     Syn: light-fingered.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nimble-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: {light-fingered}]