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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