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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cut·purse /ˈkʌtˌpɚ/
 小偷,扒手

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cut·purse 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
    To have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cutpurse.   --Shak.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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