shoplifter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɒplɪftər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɑpˌlɪftɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shop′lif′tər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
shop•lift•er /ˈʃɑpˌlɪftɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one who steals goods from a retail store while posing as a customer.
shop•lift, v.: [no object]arrested for shoplifting.[~ + object]arrested for trying to shoplift some expensive jewelry.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
shop•lift•er  (shop′lif′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
  • obsolete shoplift shoplifter (shop + lift) + -er1 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shoplifter / ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə/
  1. a person who steals goods from a shop during shopping hours
'shoplifter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
booster - shoplift

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