shoplifter
noun[C]
uk/ˈʃɒp.lɪf.tər/us/ˈʃɑːp.lɪf.tɚ/apersonwhotakesgoodsillegallyfrom ashopwithoutpayingfor them:
Shoplifters will beprosecuted.
Hespentthousands onsecuritycamerasandalarmstodetershoplifters.
See
shoplifting
- Most of thesuspectedshoplifters havecriminalrecords.
- Policearesendingletterstoconvictedshoplifterswarningthem tostayout oftrouble.
- Shoplifters arecaughtalmostexclusivelybyprivatesecurityofficersworkingfor theretailer.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- scofflaw
- shicer
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher