Definition
A person who steals items from clothing, particularly a pickpocket or thief who targets clothes or pockets; a specific type of criminal from historical thieves' cant.
Etymology
Compound word from 'cly' (stolen goods or target) plus 'faker' (from 'fake,' meaning to make or do), originating from thieves' cant. This shows how historical criminals combined words to create specific job titles.
Kelly Says
Thieves' cant had incredibly specific vocabulary—'clyfaker' wasn't just any thief, but someone with a specific specialty, showing that criminal communities had such sophisticated operations they needed technical terminology, much like any profession does.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክላይፈከር
klai-fe-ker
ARالعربية
كلايفاكر
klay-faker
BNবাংলা
ক্লাইফেক
klai-fe-k
CACatalà
clyfaker
klai-faker
CSČeština
clyfaker
klai-faker
DADansk
clyfaker
klai-faker
DEDeutsch
Clyfaker
klai-faker
ELΕλληνικά
Κλαίφερ
klai-fer
ESEspañol
clyfaker
klai-faker
FAفارسی
کلائیفکر
klai-faker
FISuomi
clyfaker
klai-faker
FRFrançais
clyfaker
kli-faker
GUGU
કલેઈડસાઈડર
klai-desa-ider
HEעברית
קליפקר
klai-faker
HIहिन्दी
क्लाइफेकर
klai-fe-ker
HUMagyar
clyfaker
klai-faker
IDBahasa Indonesia
clyfaker
klai-faker
ITItaliano
clyfaker
klai-faker
KKKK
Клайдесaйдер
klai-desay-der
KMKM
ក្លាយដេសាយដេរ
klai-desay-der
MRMR
क्लायफेकर
klai-fe-ker
MSBahasa Melayu
clyfaker
klai-faker
MYမြန်မာ
ကလိုက်စိုက်ဒါ
kalaik-so-i-da
NLNederlands
clyfaker
klai-faker
NONorsk
clyfaker
klai-faker
PAPA
ਕਲਾਈਡਸਾਈਡਰ
klai-dasa-ider
PLPolski
clyfaker
klai-faker
PTPortuguês
clyfaker
kli-faker
RORomână
clyfaker
klai-faker
RUРусский
Клайfaker
klai-faker
SVSvenska
clyfaker
klai-faker
SWKiswahili
clyfaker
klai-faker
TAதமிழ்
க்ளையிஃபேக்கர்
klai-yi-fe-ka-ker
TEతెలుగు
క్లైఫేకర్
klai-fe-kar
THไทย
คลาอีเฟกเกอร์
klai-ee-fe-ker
TRTürkçe
clyfaker
clyfaker
UKУкраїнська
Клайfaker
klai-faker
URاردو
کلائیفیکر
klai-faker
VITiếng Việt
clyfaker
klai-faker