| 单词 | shop thief |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshop thief shop thief n. †(a) a dealer who carries on his business dishonestly; (b) a thief who steals from a shop. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > [noun] > unfair or dishonest shop thief1613 dudder1746 scowbanker1750 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > from shops shop thief1613 cloyer1659 tiler1659 shoplifter1661 shoplift1665 shop-pad1705 booster1912 heister1927 pickup artist1931 1613 T. Adams White Deuil 43 The high-way theefe is not greater abomination to God, than the shop-theefe. a1686 T. Watson Body Pract. Divinity (1692) 377 The Shop-Thief, he steals in selling [etc.]. 1784 Morning Herald & Daily Advertiser 23 Dec. No less than seven shop thieves were secured in this town last Friday and Saturday. 1839 Tait's Mag. July 430/2 Shop thieves say, if a till be locked..they are baulked. 1913 Everyman 21 Feb. 582/2 The spies and detectives..watch not only for the shop-thief but seek to catch the poor assistant tripping. 2015 Shields Gaz. (Nexis) 23 Apr. An embarrassed shop thief's crime was caught on camera. < as lemmas |
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