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Pickpocket

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

/ˈpɪkpɑːkɪt/nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, pickpocket means: A thief who steals money, phones or wallets from people's pockets or bags without them noticing, often in crowded places.

In Turkish: yankesici

How it is used

Signs and announcements in busy stations, markets and tourist sights say "Beware of pickpockets". It is also a verb: "I was pickpocketed on the metro." Victims usually report the theft and get a police report.

Example sentences

  1. Beware of pickpockets on this tram line.

  2. A pickpocket took my phone while we were watching the street performers.

Common collocations

  • beware of pickpockets
  • be pickpocketed
  • pickpocket gang
  • crowded places
  • police reportAn official written record made by the police after you report a crime, such as a theft, or an accident.
  • travel insuranceInsurance that pays for problems on a trip, such as medical treatment abroad, cancelled trips or lost and stolen belongings, depending on the policy.
  • emergency numberA short phone number you call to get the police, an ambulance or the fire service in an emergency, such as 112 in Europe.

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