shoplifter
noun
a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
shoplifters
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pluralof shoplifter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Shops v shoplifters - who is winning the battle?
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylour Paige play shoplifters undermining the powers that be in a zany, visually uninhibited comedy written and directed by Boots Riley.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Inside, the manager declines to be interviewed, but a woman who asks to remain anonymous tells us the store is targeted by shoplifters regularly.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Retailers use facial recognition technology to more easily nab shoplifters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
In the precinct the old man sat on a bench with the others, mostly shoplifters, who composed the late afternoon haul.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
