Shoplifter

/ˈʃɑːpˌlɪftər/ noun

Definition

A person who steals merchandise from a store without paying for it.

Etymology

Compound of 'shop' (retail store) plus 'lifter' (one who lifts or takes); the term emerged in 20th-century retail as department stores became common and theft became a named crime.

Kelly Says

Shoplifting costs stores billions annually, but studies show most shoplifters aren't 'criminal masterminds'—they're ordinary people who experience a moment of impulse, opportunity, and reduced self-monitoring that catches them off-guard.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሱብ ምንጭ
suub min-ch
ARالعربية
سارق المحل
sa-riq al-ma-hal
BNবাংলা
দোকান ছিনতাই
do-kan chin-tai
CACatalà
Lladre de botigues
l-la-dre de bo-ti-gues
CSČeština
Zloděj z obchodu
zlo-dej z ob-chod-u
DADansk
Forretningsrøver
for-ret-nings-ro-ver
DEDeutsch
Ladendieb
lah-den-dee-b
ELΕλληνικά
Κλέφτης καταστήματος
kleftis ka-ta-sti-ma-to
ESEspañol
ladrón de tiendas
la-drones de tee-en-das
FAفارسی
دزدان مغازه
dez-dan-e ma-ga-zeh
FISuomi
kaupanvarkaus
kau-pan-var-kaus
FRFrançais
voleur de magasin
vuh-lure duh ma-gah-zan
GUGU
દુકાન ચોર
du-kan cho-or
HAHA
Dan-kwashe
dan-kwashe
HEעברית
złodziej sklepu
zlo-dej sk-le-pu
HIहिन्दी
दुकान चोर
du-kaan cho-or
HUMagyar
Bolttolvaj
bolt-tol-vaj
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencuri toko
pen-cu-ri to-ko
IGIG
Onye gbara aka na ahịa
o-nye g-bra a-ka na a-hia
ITItaliano
ladro di negozi
la-dro dee ne-go-tsi
JA日本語
店泥棒
mise-ni-bou
KKKK
Магазин тарту
ma-ga-zin tar-tu
KMKM
ប្លន់ទី
blen-ti
KO한국어
매장 도둑
maejang do-duk
MRMR
दुकान चोर
du-kan cho-or
MSBahasa Melayu
pencuri kedai
pen-cu-ri ke-dai
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုင်မှ ကူးယူ
so-in-ma h-ku-yu
NLNederlands
winkeldieven
win-kel-dye-ven
NONorsk
Kjøpesentertyv
kjoe-pesen-ter-tyv
PAPA
ਦੁਕਾਨ ਚੋਰ
du-kan cho-or
PLPolski
Kradzież z sklepu
kra-dzh-ya z sk-le-pu
PTPortuguês
ladrão de loja
la-drow de lo-zha
RORomână
Furti din magazin
fur-ti din ma-ga-zin
RUРусский
Вор из магазина
vor iz maga-zina
SVSvenska
Affärsstölder
af-fars-stoel-der
SWKiswahili
mnyang'anyaji wa duka
m-nyan-ya-nja-ji wa du-ka
TAதமிழ்
விற்பனை இல்லத்தில் திருடன்
vi-r-pa-nai il-la-th-il thi-ru-dan
TEతెలుగు
స్టోర్ లుండి
sto-r lu-ndi
THไทย
ขโมยของในร้านค้า
khomoi kong nai ran khao
TLTL
magnanakaw ng tindahan
mag-na-na-kaw ng tin-dah-an
TRTürkçe
Mağaza hırsızı
ma-ga-za hir-si-zi
UKУкраїнська
Крадіжка в магазині
kra-di-zhka v ma-ga-zin-i
URاردو
ڈکان چور
dakan chor
VITiếng Việt
Tên trộm cửa hàng
ten trom cua hang
YOYO
Olóòtọ́ ìṣẹ́
o-loo-to i-she
ZH中文
商店盗窃者
shāngdiàn dàoqiè zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli we-shop
um-sha-ye-li we-shop

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