джебчия — meaning in English
dzhebchiya
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English meaning
- angler noun A person who fishes using a rod, line, and hook.
- pickpocket noun A thief who steals from people's pockets or bags, typically in crowded places, without being noticed.
- prig noun A person who is smugly self-righteous about proper behaviour, to an irritating degree.
Senses
джебчия is used for these senses in English:
- angler (archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
- pickpocket One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.
- prig (UK, Irish, archaic, thieves) A petty thief or pickpocket.
- sticky fingers (idiomatic) Petty thieves.
angler — full definition
- noun A person who fishes using a rod, line, and hook.
- noun An anglerfish — a deep-sea fish that lures prey with a glowing appendage.
pickpocket — full definition
- noun A thief who steals from people's pockets or bags, typically in crowded places, without being noticed.
- verb To steal from someone's pocket in this way.