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Meaning of SHOPLIFTER

Pronunciation:  'shâp`liftur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a thief who steals goods that are in a store
 
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 Synonyms: booster, lifter
 
 See Also: stealer, thief

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Shop"lift`er\, n. [Shop + lift. See {Lift} to
steal.]
One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately
from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes
occasion to steal.
 

 

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