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Meaning of "light-fingered" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHT-FINGERED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHT-FINGERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Light-Fingered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIGHT-FINGERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of light-fingered in the English dictionary

The definition of light-fingered in the dictionary is having nimble or agile fingers, esp for thieving or picking pockets.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHT-FINGERED

light welterweight
light year
light-coloured
light-emitting diode
light-face
light-faced
light-fast
light-fingeredness
light-footed
light-footedly
light-footedness
light-haired
light-headed
light-headedly
light-headedness
light-hearted
light-heartedly
light-heartedness
light-horseman
light-sensitive

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHT-FINGERED

ahungered
anhungered
buggered
butterfingered
considered
covered
endangered
fingered
jiggered
lagered
langered
nimble-fingered
ordered
powdered
registered
staggered
sticky-fingered
triggered
unendangered
unscavengered

Synonyms and antonyms of light-fingered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIGHT-FINGERED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «light-fingered» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of light-fingered

Translation of «light-fingered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHT-FINGERED

Find out the translation of light-fingered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of light-fingered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «light-fingered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光指法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- luz Fingered
570 millions of speakers

English

light-fingered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाश उँगलियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضوء أصابع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нечистых на руку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de dedos leves
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাতটানওয়ালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voleur à la tire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Langfinger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光フィンガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가벼운 핑거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu-driji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lanh tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி ஃபிங்கர்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हलकी-उच्छ्वासित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eli uzun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

light-fingered
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

światło palcach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нечистих на руку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumina degete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φως λαθροχείρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlugge vingers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljus -fingered
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lys - fingret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of light-fingered

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT-FINGERED»

The term «light-fingered» is normally little used and occupies the 122.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT-FINGERED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «light-fingered» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «light-fingered» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about light-fingered

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHT-FINGERED»

Discover the use of light-fingered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to light-fingered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Light-fingered Gang
Although many people blame the Galician immigrants for the crime wave that hits Saskatoon in 1912, young Mackenzie Davis, son of a reporter, doesn't believe it and intends to find out the truth.
Dave Glaze, 2005
2
The Light Fingered Gentry
The story begins: Toward noon on a stifling July day, a woman, a young woman, left the main walk through the deserted college grounds at Battle Field, and entered the path that makes a faint tracing down the middle of Pine Point.
David Graham Phillips, 2010
3
The Curse Of Tutankhset And The Light Fingered Jack
Simon D Smith. million pieces. The newcomer was the god Set, and he'd come to punish Katmunkhet for committing his atrocities in His name. He saw his own death, and those of his wife and child, and that death wasn't the end of it all, but ...
Simon D Smith
4
Light-Fingered Larry
The octopus who calls Bottlenose Bay home, Light-fingered Larry, likes nothing better than sneaking about and stealing other people's things.
Jan Fearnley, 2014
5
American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
I'll keep my fingers crossed and wait for your test results. Light-fingered/Light- fingered Louie: have a temptation to steal. We caught light-fingered Louie with the stolen goods leaving the store. Not lift a finger: to not make any effort or take part in ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
6
Light-Fingered Gentry
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2010
7
An English and Welsh Dictionary, Wherein, Not Only the ...
Light-fingered, a. Llaw-ysgalh ; Uadronaidd. To be light-fingered, Bod yn Uaw- ysaafn. A finger's breadth, Lied bys. Four fingers' breadth, Lied pedwar-bys. Three fingers thick, t Trilysig, tribysig. Finical, n. [over-studious of elegance in dress and ...
John Walters, Hannah Walters, 1828
8
Women and Health in America: Historical Readings
Moll Flanders was sent to Newgate Prison for shoplifting in midseventeenth- century London. "Light-fingered Sophie Lyons," a well-known shoplifter in nineteenth-century America, became a detective story heroine and wrote an autobiography ...
Judith Walzer Leavitt, 1999
9
Too Hot to Handle
Manhattan jewellery designer Lexy Drake knew the warning signs even as she was tempted to have a fling.
Nancy Warren, 2013
10
Last Bed on Earth
If I am understanding her correctly, it would appear some light-fingered arsewipe has swiped the braided cord she uses to keep her glasses about her person – although, that begs the question of why the cord and glasses were separated in ...
Teri Louise Kelly, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHT-FINGERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term light-fingered is used in the context of the following news items.
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Light-fingered monkey showers Indian devotees with cash - Dalje.com
A monkey showered devotees at a temple town in northern India with tens of thousands of rupees after snatching a woman's bag, news reports ... «Dalje.com, Jul 15»
2
City boom sparks crime spree in Auckland
... sites as thousands of dollars worth of tools, building materials and even garage doors, insulation and wiring are lost to light-fingered crooks. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Oliver Twist is an all-too fresh story in recent retellings for children
... the story is told from the point of view of Citizen Digit, a light-fingered blank, deliberately refusing to accept the stamp of any constant identity. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
New CDs in stores this week
... follows hot piles of alter-ego Lane 8 singles and remixes with his first Lane 8 full-length, a solid playlist of light-fingered mirror-ball movers. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
That Kleptomaniac Paramount Thief
But he is not only light-fingered but also very belligerent; he has very loyal thugs who are experts in burning houses of those who dare to ask ... «Sierra Express Media, Jul 15»
6
Police round up Patong transgenders after tourist's wallet lifted
After the pageant of the allegedly light-fingered crew, Montri was charged with theft in the nighttime. Story: The Phuket News Related: «Coconuts Bangkok, Jul 15»
7
Banana Bombs to Super Sheep: The best weapons Worms has to offer
... forced to endure our disastrous misfires while we watch our more light-fingered friends, and dream of the day we too can pilot the weapon to ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
8
So prisoners are angry they can't smoke in jail? Good
I personally do not want to be paying for the healthcare of any convicted murderer, rapist or light-fingered thief who spends decades on the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Review: No Song Left Unsung, Grateful Dead Plays Its Last
Saturday's show, on the Fourth of July, cast the Grateful Dead as proudly and profoundly American. It opened with a set featuring light-fingered, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Crook commits dumb crime for smartphone
A light-fingered hotel guest was nabbed in Phnom Penh's Sen Sok district on Saturday, after reportedly stealing a smartphone left lying around ... «The Phnom Penh Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Light-Fingered [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/light-fingered>. May 2024 ».
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