[shop-lif-ter] 
| a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer. |
| shop·lift (shŏp'lĭft') v. shop·lift·ed, shop·lift·ing, shop·lifts v. intr. To steal merchandise from a store that is open for business. v. tr. To steal (articles or an article) from a store that is open for business. shop'lift'er n., shop'lift'ing n. |
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