shopliftern.

Brit.

/ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə/, U.S.

/ˈʃɑpˌlɪftər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shop n., lifter n.

Etymology: < shop n. + lifter n. Compare slightly later shoplift n. and also later shoplift v.

A person who steals from a shop, esp. when pretending to be a customer.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > from shops

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1661 5th Pt. Wandering Whore 14 Common Whores, Night-walkers, Pick-pockets, Wanderers, Shop Lifters, and Whippers.

1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. xviii. sig. R*3 Towards Night these Houses are thronged with people of all sorts..Shop-lifters, Foilers, Bulkers.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub vi. 133 Like a discovered Shoplifter, left to the Mercy of Exchange-Women.

1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa II. xxxiv. 2 A shop-lifter was once hang'd in England.

1857 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 22 Oct. A female shop-lifter, who had been doing rather an extensive business, was caught in Boston on Monday.

1881 A. Lang Library 47 The papers call lady shoplifters ‘Kleptomaniacs’.

1931 in C. R. Shaw & M. E. Moore Nat. Hist. Delinquent Career v. 74 I was only an infant in crime, although on the outside I had thought myself an expert shop-lifter.

1973 T. Crouse Boys on Bus ii. xi. 250 Ziegler was like an expert floorwalker who would spot a shoplifter, walk calmly to the nearest phone, ring Security, and adjust his pocket hanky as the security thugs dragged the shoplifter away.

2003 Times 19 Dec. (T2 section) 3/1 Busy mothers..learn to shop like shoplifters. We don't think. We just grab and run.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shoplifter
释义	shopliftern. Brit. /ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə/, U.S. /ˈʃɑpˌlɪftər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shop n., lifter n. Etymology: < shop n. + lifter n. Compare slightly later shoplift n. and also later shoplift v. A person who steals from a shop, esp. when pretending to be a customer. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > from shops shop thief1613 cloyer1659 tiler1659 shoplifter1661 shoplift1665 shop-pad1705 booster1912 heister1927 pickup artist1931 1661 5th Pt. Wandering Whore 14 Common Whores, Night-walkers, Pick-pockets, Wanderers, Shop Lifters, and Whippers. 1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. xviii. sig. R3 Towards Night these Houses are thronged with people of all sorts..Shop-lifters, Foilers, Bulkers. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub* vi. 133 Like a discovered Shoplifter, left to the Mercy of Exchange-Women. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa II. xxxiv. 2 A shop-lifter was once hang'd in England. 1857 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 22 Oct. A female shop-lifter, who had been doing rather an extensive business, was caught in Boston on Monday. 1881 A. Lang Library 47 The papers call lady shoplifters ‘Kleptomaniacs’. 1931 in C. R. Shaw & M. E. Moore Nat. Hist. Delinquent Career v. 74 I was only an infant in crime, although on the outside I had thought myself an expert shop-lifter. 1973 T. Crouse Boys on Bus ii. xi. 250 Ziegler was like an expert floorwalker who would spot a shoplifter, walk calmly to the nearest phone, ring Security, and adjust his pocket hanky as the security thugs dragged the shoplifter away. 2003 Times 19 Dec. (T2 section) 3/1 Busy mothers..learn to shop like shoplifters. We don't think. We just grab and run. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1661
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