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[ shop-lif-ter ] / ˈʃɒpˌlɪf tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shoplifter ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer. Origin of shoplifter1670–80; obsolete shoplift shoplifter (shop + lift) + -er1 Words nearby shopliftershopful, shopgirl, shophar, shopkeeper, shoplift, shoplifter, shoplifting, shoppe, shopper, shopping, shopping bag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shoplifterIn Alabama, an arrested 19-year-old shoplifter got gangrene and died naked on the floor of a “medical observation cell.” Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On|Tina Brown|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Family lore recalls the time Nathan picked up a shoplifter and threw him out the door. ‘The Harness Maker’s Dream:’ The Unlikely Ranch King of Texas|Nick Kotz|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The shame and burden of being exposed as a shoplifter,” she writes in an earlier chapter, “cannot be erased. Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|July 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST In New York as soon as one did that she'd be nabbed on the way out for a shoplifter. Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey
Guy Faux was to be treated with an indulgence which was not to be extended to a shoplifter. The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay The detective, as a rule, should not make an arrest under any circumstances until after the shoplifter has left the store. Practical Instruction for Detectives|Emmerson W. Manning “Laponi does bear a slight resemblance to the shoplifter,” Rosanna admitted thoughtfully. Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key|Joan Clark Two drunks come in with the first batch, and a couple of crooks who had been working the 'elevated'; and a woman, a shoplifter. Felix O'Day|F. Hopkinson Smith
British Dictionary definitions for shoplifter
nouna person who steals goods from a shop during shopping hours Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shoplifterraider, burglar, looter, pickpocket, thief, con artist, bandit, crook, swindler, thug, marauder, pirate, mugger, rustler, sniper, criminal, robber, fence, cheat, hijacker |