Cop
Cop verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Pickpocket and cop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pickpocket" instead a verb "Cop".
Pickpocket
Pickpocket noun - A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places.
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Synonyms for Pickpocket
Cop and pickpocket are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cop" instead a verb "Pickpocket".
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- An Italian pickpocket is compelled by an unscrupulous police detective to stage a botched theft from a gentleman whose fingerprints the cop wants to collect covertly.
Source: Mugging The Monster / Literature -
Though he was also partially murdered by Commendatore Pazzi, the Dirty Cop who had hired the pickpocket in the first place to get fingerprints, who intentionally lets him bleed to death so as not to blow his own cover.
Source: Give Me Back My Wallet
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