Shoplifter Meaning
/ʃˈɑˌplɪftər/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
Sentence Examples
Sami is a shoplifter.
The security guard caught a shoplifter trying to steal watch.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The guard caught the ____ stealing a candy bar.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police arrived quickly at the mall to detain the ____ who was caught hiding jewelry in her coat.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop English lifter English shoplifter From shop + lifter.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The shoplifters are much less to be dreaded than the sneak, as they do not carry off cash, rarely any very valuable property […]"
— 1832, Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, volume 6, page 478:
"Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]"
— 1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime?, page 92:
"[…] just as the unchastised teenage shoplifter, mistaking society’s indulgence for applause, will evolve into a bloodthirsty hired killer, it is inevitable that the author of “The Pencil” will one day morph into the author of “The Toothpick.”"
— 2007 October 28, Joe Queenan, “Consider the Toothpick”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The guard caught the ____ stealing a candy bar.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police arrived quickly at the mall to detain the ____ who was caught hiding jewelry in her coat.