[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cutpurse \cut"purse`\ ku^t"p^urs`, 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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cutpurse
     n : a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in
         public places syn: pickpocket, dip
see also:
pickpocket dip 

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