shoplifter
pronunciation
How to pronounce shoplifter in British English:
UK ['ʃɒplɪftə(r)]
How to pronounce shoplifter in American English:
US ['ʃɒplɪftə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
Word Origin
- shoplifter (n.)
- 1670s, from shop (n.) + agent noun of lift (v.). Also in same sense shop-lift (1670s); shop-thief.
Example
- 1. Lt probably means that you 're the shoplifter .
- 2. So did our vic surprise a shoplifter ?
- 3. Do you know what lp pros regard as a dead giveaway that a shopper is actually a shoplifter ?
- 4. The shoplifter never knew he was being watched .
- 5. Erring mps cannot escape punishment by offering grovelling apologies and repaying the unjustified expenses they were caught claiming : that would be like letting off a shoplifter who volunteered to return the dress she swiped from harrods .