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sticky-fingered

a. (context of a person English) Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods.

Usage examples of "sticky-fingered".

And what part do our sticky-fingered friends from Groac play in this drama?

Still, by the standards of down-time Franconia, even the most sticky-fingered West Virginia politician had been a veritable paragon of public virtue.