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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets;
- Example: "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen
- Example: "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time
[syn: light-fingered, nimble-fingered]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nimble-fingered \nimble-fingered\ adj.
   same as light-fingered; thievish; pilfering.

   Syn: light-fingered.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nimble-fingered
    adj 1: 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 [syn: light-fingered, nimble-fingered]