Shoplifter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a thief who steals goods that are in a store

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɑːplɪftɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɒplɪftə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɒplɪftə/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɑːplɪftɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

booster lifter

Word Forms

shoplift	verb	steal in a store
lift	verb	make off with belongings of others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ladendieb

ein Dieb, der Waren stiehlt, die sich in einem Geschäft befinden

🇫🇷French

voleur à l'étalage

un voleur qui vole des marchandises qui se trouvent dans un magasin

🇪🇸Spanish

ratero de tiendas

un ladrón que roba bienes que están en una tienda

🇮🇹Italian

taccheggiatore

un ladro che ruba la merce che si trova in un negozio

🇳🇱Dutch

winkeldief

een dief die goederen steelt die in een winkel liggen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ladrão de lojas

um ladrão que rouba mercadorias que estão em uma loja

🇷🇺Russian

магазинный вор

вор, который крадет товары, находящиеся в магазине

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उचक्का

एक चोर जो दुकान में रखा सामान चुरा लेता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দোকানদার

চোর যে দোকানে থাকা জিনিসপত্র চুরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கடையில் திருடுபவர்

கடையில் இருக்கும் பொருட்களை திருடும் திருடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుకాణదారుడు

దుకాణంలో ఉన్న వస్తువులను దొంగిలించే దొంగ

🇮🇳Marathi

दुकानदार

एक चोर जो दुकानातील वस्तू चोरतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુકાન ચોરી કરનાર

એક ચોર જે સ્ટોરમાં હોય તે સામાનની ચોરી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗಡಿ ಕಳ್ಳ

ಅಂಗಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕದಿಯುವ ಕಳ್ಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കട മോഷ്ടിക്കുന്നവൻ

ഒരു കടയിൽ ഉള്ള സാധനങ്ങൾ മോഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കള്ളൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਕਾਨਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਚੋਰ ਜੋ ਸਟੋਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮਾਨ ਚੋਰੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دکاندار

ایک چور جو اسٹور میں موجود سامان چوری کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

商店扒手

偷窃商店商品的小偷

🇯🇵Japanese

万引き犯

店にある商品を盗む泥棒

🇰🇷Korean

가게 좀도둑

가게에 있는 물건을 훔치는 도둑

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người ăn cắp đồ trong cửa hàng

một tên trộm ăn trộm hàng hóa trong cửa hàng

🇹🇭Thai

คนขโมยของในร้าน

โจรที่ขโมยสินค้าที่อยู่ในร้านค้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

gapil tangan

pencuri yang mencuri barang yang ada di toko

🇵🇭Filipino

magtinda

isang magnanakaw na nagnanakaw ng mga kalakal na nasa isang tindahan

🇲🇾Malay

perampas kedai

pencuri yang mencuri barang yang ada di kedai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السارق

اللص الذي يسرق البضائع الموجودة في المتجر

🇮🇷Persian

دزد مغازه

دزدی که اجناس موجود در فروشگاه را می دزدد

🇹🇷Turkish

hırsız

bir mağazadaki malları çalan hırsız

🇮🇱Hebrew

גונב חנות

גנב שגונב סחורה שנמצאת בחנות

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The primary meaning of 'shoplifter' is 'a thief who steals goods that are in a store'.

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