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SHOPLIFTER
booster, shoplifter, lifter
(noun) a thief who steals goods that are in a store
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shoplifter (plural shoplifters)
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
Synonyms
• shop stealer (Australia)
Source: Wiktionary
Shop"lift`er, n. Etym: [Shop + lift. See Lift to steal.]
Definition: One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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