"pocketer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pocketers [plural]
Etymology: pocket + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pocket|er}} pocket + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pocketer (plural pocketers)
  1. One who pockets something, or (figurative) appropriates money or goods.
    Sense id: en-pocketer-en-noun-xo0mCSjD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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