"shop-bouncer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shop-bouncers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shop-bouncer (plural shop-bouncers)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A shoplifter. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-shop-bouncer-en-noun-rxOi3IPW Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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