shoplift

Definition

A shoplifter.

Etymology

Back-formation from shoplifter.

Example Sentences

• "1704, John Dunton, The Athenian Oracle, Athenian Society, Volume III, page 67, […] and indeed it seems a Hardſhip in our Laws, that a poor Shoplift ſhou′d be hang′d for breaking in and pilfering a few Goods, […] ."