What is one who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal called?
shoplifter — One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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