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shoplifter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Shoplifters will be prosecuted.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a thief who steals goods that are in a store

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: booster, lifter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thief, stealer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop English lifter English shoplifter From shop + lifter.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: lladre de botigues — one who steals from shops
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商店小偷 (shāngdiàn xiǎotōu) — one who steals from shops
  • Dutch: winkeldief — one who steals from shops
  • Finnish: myymälävaras — one who steals from shops
  • French: voleur à l’étalage — one who steals from shops
  • French: voleuse à l’étalage — one who steals from shops
  • German: Ladendieb — one who steals from shops
  • German: Ladendiebin — one who steals from shops
  • Hungarian: bolti tolvaj — one who steals from shops
  • Icelandic: búðarþjófur — one who steals from shops
  • Italian: taccheggiatore — one who steals from shops
  • Japanese: 万引き (manbiki) — one who steals from shops
  • Japanese: 万引 (manbiki) — one who steals from shops
  • Korean: 들치기 (deulchigi) — one who steals from shops
  • Māori: ringa kamakama — one who steals from shops
  • Norwegian Bokmål: butikktjuv — one who steals from shops
  • Norwegian Bokmål: butikktyv — one who steals from shops
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: butikktjuv — one who steals from shops
  • Polish: złodziej sklepowy — one who steals from shops
  • Polish: złodziejka sklepowa — one who steals from shops
  • Russian: магази́нный вор (magazínnyj vor) — one who steals from shops
  • Russian: магази́нная воро́вка (magazínnaja voróvka) — one who steals from shops
  • Spanish: tendero — one who steals from shops
  • Spanish: hurtador — one who steals from shops
  • Spanish: ratero — one who steals from shops
  • Spanish: ladronzuelo — one who steals from shops
  • Spanish: descuidero — one who steals from shops
  • Spanish: shacador — one who steals from shops
  • Swedish: snattare — one who steals from shops