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shoplifter

noun

Etymology

From shop + lifter.

  1. derived from *lewp-✻ — “to peel, break off, damage”
  2. inherited from *luftuz✻ — “roof, sky, air”
  3. inherited from *luftu✻
  4. inherited from lyft — “atmosphere, air”
  5. inherited from lifte
  6. formed as lifter — “lift + -er”
  7. formed as shoplifter — “shop + lifter”

Definitions

  1. 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 […]
    • Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA