shoplifter

[ shop-lif-ter ]

noun

1. a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.

shoplifter

/ ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə /

noun

1. a person who steals goods from a shop during shopping hours

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoplifter¹

1670–80; obsolete shoplift shoplifter ( shop + lift ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It just means they want repetitive shoplifters and smash-and-grabbers locked away.

From Los Angeles Times

"Where we identify businesses which are being targeted by shoplifters, we have trained officers who can attend and carry out security surveys and offer advice around prevention."

From BBC

Next time, she was in Atlanta, rehearsing for a new Boots Riley film co-starring Demi Moore, about a group of shoplifters.

From Los Angeles Times

Both were offended by the shoplifters they had seen walk out of stores as families struggled to pay for their meals and voted for Proposition 36.

From Los Angeles Times

They voted in favor of stiffer penalties for sex offenders, repeat shoplifters and car burglars, while they rejected bills to limit solitary confinement in prisons and expand eligibility for parole.

From Los Angeles Times

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