carterista

Catalan

Etymology

From cartera (“wallet”) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kər.təˈɾis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaɾ.teˈɾis.ta]

Noun

carterista m or f by sense (plural carteristes)

1. pickpocket

   Synonyms: escurabutxaques, escurabosses

Hypernyms

• lladre

Further reading

• “carterista” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From cartera (“wallet”) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾteˈɾista/ [kaɾ.t̪eˈɾis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: car‧te‧ris‧ta

Noun

carterista m or f by sense (plural carteristas)

1. pickpocket

   Synonyms: choro, chorizo, ladronzuelo, ratero, robaperas

Further reading

• “carterista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10