- shoplifter
- shop·lift·er
English syllables. 2014.
shoplifter
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Shoplifter — «Shoplifter» Sencillo de Green Day del álbum American Idiot Lado A American Idiot Publicación 21 de Septiembre de 2004 Género(s) Rock Alternativo Folk punk … Wikipedia Español
Shoplifter — Shop lift er, n. [Shop + lift. See {Lift} to steal.] One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoplifter — shop·lift·er n: one who shoplifts Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
shoplifter — 1680, from SHOP (Cf. shop) (n.) + agent noun of LIFT (Cf. lift) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
shoplifter — shoplifting shop‧lift‧ing [ˈʆɒpˌlɪftɪŋ ǁ ˈʆɑːp ] noun [uncountable] LAW the crime of taking something out of a shop without paying for it: • Shoplifting and robberies forced the company to spend heavily on security. shoplifter noun [countable] :… … Financial and business terms
shoplifter — {n.} A thief who steals things from a store. * /The TV camera identified the shoplifter, who was then arrested and sentenced to jail./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoplifter — {n.} A thief who steals things from a store. * /The TV camera identified the shoplifter, who was then arrested and sentenced to jail./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoplifter — /shop lif teuhr/, n. a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer. [1670 80; obs. shoplift shoplifter (SHOP + LIFT) + ER1] * * * … Universalium
shoplifter — noun A thief who steals things from a store. The TV camera identified the shoplifter, who was then arrested and sentenced to jail … Словарь американских идиом
shoplifter — /ˈʃɒplɪftə/ (say shopliftuh) noun a person who shoplifts. {obsolete shoplift shoplifter (from shop + lift) + er1} …
shoplifter — shoplifting ► NOUN ▪ the theft of goods from a shop by someone pretending to be a customer. DERIVATIVES shoplift verb shoplifter noun … English terms dictionary
