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Pickpocket:

A person who steals from the pockets or handbags of others in public places.
(noun)
The neighbour indicate that there are thieves, pickpockets, robbers
and the like lurking around.

Steal from the pockets of (someone). (verb.)
I think someone pickpocketed me in Brighton on my way to the station

Thief:
A person who steals another persons property, especially by stealth and
without using force or threat of violence.
thieves broke into a house on Chimbote.

Burglar:
A person who commits burglary.
The average burglar spends just two minutes inside your house.

Burglary:
Illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.
A two-year sentence for burglary

Bag snatcher
A thief who steals a handbag from the person carrying it.
Police have nabbed a bag snatcher but the identity of his intended
victim remains a mystery.

Rob
Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force:
he tried, with three others, to rob a bank.
she was robbed of her handbag.

Steal
Take (another persons property) without permission or legal right and
without intending to return it.
thieves stole her bicycle
Mugger
The person who attacks someone to steal their money.

Shoplifter
A person who steals from shops.

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