LIGHT-FINGERED - Definition

Pronunciation:		lIt 'finggurd
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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

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	Synonyms:	adroit, nimble-fingered


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Light"-fin`gered\ (l[imac]t"f[i^][ng]`g[~e]rd), a. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. --Fuller.