'Cutpurse' definitions:
Definition of 'cutpurse'
(from WordNet)
noun
A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: pickpocket, cutpurse, dip]
Definition of 'Cutpurse'
From: 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]