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mobsman

/ˈmɒbz.mən/

/ˈmɑbz.mən/

Translations

mobsmannoun

mobsmen

/ˈmɒbz.mən/

/ˈmɑbz.mən/

pickpocketVieilli, argotique, surtout britannique.

The veteran mobsman worked the crowded streets, lifting purses with practiced ease.

Le pickpocket chevronné arpentait les rues bondées, volant les portefeuilles avec une aisance consommée.

Additional translations

malfratSens plus général : membre d’une bande de criminels.

Synonyms

mob member

gang member

mobsmannoun

(dated, slang, chiefly British) A thief, especially a pickpocket; a member of a gang of criminals.

The veteran mobsman worked the crowded streets, lifting purses with practiced ease.