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Shoplifter

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.

Equivalents

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Examples

“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, […]”
“[…] just as the unchastised teenage shoplifter, mistaking society’s indulgence for applause, will evolve into a bloodthirsty hired killer, it is inevitable that the author of “The Pencil” will one day morph into the author of “The Toothpick.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Shoplifters Shoplifting shopliftings Shoplifts shoplight shoplot

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