shoplifter
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop English lifter English shoplifter From shop + lifter.
- A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
“Shoplifters will be prosecuted.”
“The shoplifters are much less to be dreaded than the sneak, as they do not carry off cash, rarely any very valuable property […]”