shop stealer
shop stealer · shop stealers
A shoplifterA shoplifter.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia)A shoplifter.
If you suspect a shop stealer, pay this person a lot of attention.
1989, Criminologica Foundation, Criminology & Penology Abstracts, Volume 29, Issues 4-6, page 438, This article reports comparisons of views on shop stealers held by involved professionals […] .
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Unclear, but ultimately from shoplifter (which predates the verb shoplift). Structurally,Unclear, but ultimately from shoplifter (which predates the verb shoplift). Structurally, shop steal + -er, but perhaps more likely is that both verb and agent noun forms were coined around the same time by alteration of shoplift / shoplifter to carry the nuanced greater emphasis on theft.
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Forms
plural: shop stealersWord family
1 related wordsRelatedshop steal