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English Dictionary: light-fingered	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for light-fingered
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
light-fingered adj having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light- fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time Synonym(s): light-fingered, nimble-fingered
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Light-fingered \Light"-fin`gered\ (l[imac]t"f[icr][nsm]`g[etil]rd), a. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. --Fuller.