Cutpurse
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One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or theircontents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string totheir girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocketTo have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary fora cutpurse. Shak.
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A Shakespearean insult meaning:
Someone who steels and picks money from people on the street.
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