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Meanings of shoplifter in inglês

A thief who steals goods that are in a store.

Usage of shoplifter in inglês
1
Louie was a shoplifter who had lost what nerve he ever had.
Junky
2
In Cambridge the barman stacks glasses, glancing up like I'm a shoplifter.
Lit: a memoir
3
A shoplifter Tasered by Sussex Police has issued a complaint to the force.
BBC
4
Surveillance cameras may be watching, and not because you might be a shoplifter.
Reuters
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Unfortunately for the retailer, their enthusiastic customer was a shoplifter.
The Irish Times
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The shoplifter had stolen $650 worth of pharmaceutical goods from a supermarket.
News.com.au
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It was only admitted when a Dunedin man was mistakenly identified as a shoplifter.
Radio NZ
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It was only admitted when a Dunedin man was mistakenly idenitifed as a shoplifter.
Radio NZ
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A shoplifter rarely becomes a habitual criminal until after she passes the age of twenty-five.
The Dream Doctor
10
And yet, you are the real shoplifter, after all.
Constance Dunlap
11
A serial shoplifter has been jailed for stealing designer handbags from a Dublin department store.
The Irish Times
12
PC James Kiddie received a community order after being found guilty of assaulting a suspected shoplifter.
The Guardian
13
In two long strides he reached the woman and took the suspected shoplifter by the arm.
The preacher
14
He was also a shoplifter and a raider of chemists to feed his burgeoning drug habit.
The Guardian
15
By this time the other store detectives must have caught the shoplifter and bag-opener who touched you.
Constance Dunlap
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Winona Ryder may face probation for shoplifting - yet a three-time shoplifter was jailed for 50 years.
The Irish Times
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