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shoplifter

[shop-lif-ter] Origin

shop·lift·er

[shop-lif-ter]
noun
a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.

Origin:
1670–80; obsolete shoplift shoplifter (shop + lift) + -er1
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shoplifter (ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə)
 
n
a person who steals goods from a shop during shopping hours

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shoplifter
1680, from shop (n.) + agent noun of lift (q.v.).
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