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Scanning membership cards at the entrance dissuades shoplifters, but also enables staff to track exactly how many shoppers are present (the typical store gets 350 visitors per hour).
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 May 2024
The arrests came Friday as police targeted shoplifters coming out of a Home Depot on Fletcher Parkway.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
The retail goods were stolen by crews of organized shoplifters at stores in California, Arizona and Nevada, according to detectives.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Executives focused on their companies’ bottom lines are no happier about taking the drastic step to deter shoplifters.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
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First Known Use
1680, in the meaning defined above
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplifter. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
shoplifter
noun
shop·lift·er
-ˌlif-tər
: a person who shoplifts
Legal Definition
shoplifter
noun
shop·lift·er
: one who shoplifts
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