moll buzzer
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Meaning · English
A petty criminal who accompanies a female pickpocket.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Habitual criminal Molly Holbrook "has taken as her companion one Jim Hoya who is known to the police detectives as a moll buzzer, a man who follows a female pickpocket about, and receives from her the 'leathers' taken from a woman in public gatherings."
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “moll buzzer” mean?
A petty criminal who accompanies a female pickpocket.
Is “moll buzzer” formal or informal?
moll buzzer is generally slang.