- shoplifter
- {n.} A thief who steals things from a store. * /The TV camera identified the shoplifter, who was then arrested and sentenced to jail./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
shoplifter
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shoplifter — /ˈʃɒplɪftə/ (say shopliftuh) noun a person who shoplifts. {obsolete shoplift shoplifter (from shop + lift) + er1} …
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