shop‧lift‧er  /ˈʃɒpˌlɪftər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[shop-lif-ter] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.

[Origin: 1670–80; obs. shoplift shoplifter (shop + lift) + -er1]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source shop·lift (shplft) Pronunciation Key
v. shop·lift·ed, shop·lift·ing, shop·lifts
v. intr.
To steal merchandise from a store that is open for business.

v. tr.
To steal (articles or an article) from a store that is open for business.

shoplifter n.
shoplifting n.

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