shoplifter

/ˈʃɒpˌlɪftɪŋ/ noun [C] COMMERCE

Definition

› someone who takes goods from a store without paying for them: 55% of adult shoplifters say they started shoplifting in their teens.

(Definition of shoplifter noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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