Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoplifter

/ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: shoplifter
IPA: /ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.

Example Sentences

"Shoplifters will be prosecuted."
"The shoplifters are much less to be dreaded than the sneak, as they do not carry off cash, rarely any very valuable property […]"
"Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]"
"[…] just as the unchastised teenage shoplifter, mistaking society’s indulgence for applause, will evolve into a bloodthirsty hired killer, it is inevitable that the author of “The Pencil” will one day morph into the author of “The Toothpick.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English schoppe English shop English lifter English shoplifter From shop + lifter.

Inflected Forms

shoplifters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

shoplift shoplifting

Synonyms

shop stealer booster lifter

Questions

How do you pronounce shoplifter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɑplˌɪftɚ/.
What does shoplifter mean?: A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
Where does shoplifter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English schoppe English shop English lifter English shoplifter From shop + lifter.

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