cutpurse
Plural: cutpurses
Noun
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
- pl. -S a pickpocket
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English cutte-purs; equivalent to cut + purse: originally, purses were worn by a strap at the girdle, which the thief would cut.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
cutpurse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcutpurse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cutpurse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
cutpurse is a valid Words With Friends word