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shoplifter
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shop
-lif-ter
]
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shop·lift·er
/
ˈʃɒpˌlɪf
tər
/
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[
shop
-lif-ter
]
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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
) +
-er
1
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shoplifter
(ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə)
—
n
a person who steals goods from a shop during shopping hours
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
shoplifter
1680, from
shop
(n.) + agent noun of
lift
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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