Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Light-fingered /(līt"fĭṉ`gẽrd)/ · Light·-fin·gered · IPA 01 a. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. 1. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.