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descuidista

Spanish, noun/deskwiˈdista/

descuidista is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pickpocket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ladrón que se especializa en birlar objetos sin violencia y en espacios públicos, esperando el momento en que…”.

What does descuidista mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculinepickpocket

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Ladrón que se especializa en birlar objetos sin violencia y en espacios públicos, esperando el momento en que la víctima no presta atención.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of descuidista

  • descuidistas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce descuidista?

  • /deskwiˈdista/
  • [d̪es.kwiˈð̞is.t̪a]
  • [d̪eskwiˈð̞ist̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.