"prat digger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-prat digger.ogg [Australia] Forms: prat diggers [plural]
Etymology: Late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Head templates: {{en-noun}} prat digger (plural prat diggers)
  1. (slang) A pickpocket. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-prat_digger-en-noun-h6NZFauA
  2. (slang) a petty criminal. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-prat_digger-en-noun-Z~bU9EFz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 67 31
  3. (slang) Someone who brings unpopular members of a social group to a social gathering, or seems to always have a rather obnoxious partner. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-prat_digger-en-noun-C~GRiRQ7

Inflected forms

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