"shop stealer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-shop stealer.ogg Forms: shop stealers [plural]
Etymology: Unclear, but ultimately from shoplifter (which predates the verb shoplift). Structurally, shop steal + -er, but perhaps more likely is that both verb and agent noun forms were coined around the same time by alteration of shoplift / shoplifter to carry the nuanced greater emphasis on theft. Etymology templates: {{af|en|shop steal|-er|id2=agent noun}} shop steal + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shop stealer (plural shop stealers)
  1. (Australia) A shoplifter. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): People Synonyms: shopstealer, shop-stealer Related terms: shop steal Translations (shoplifter): 入店行窃 (ru4.dian4.xing2.qie4) (Chinese), myymälävaras (Finnish)

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