cutpurse (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[cutpurse 词源字典]
"one who steals by the method of cutting purses, a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles" [Johnson], mid-14c., from cut (v.) + purse (n.). The word continued after the method switched to picking pockets.[cutpurse etymology, cutpurse origin, 英语词源]