shop-bouncer
shop-bouncer noun: a shoplifter's accomplice who distracts the salesperson.
Noun
shop-bouncer (plural shop-bouncers)
- A shoplifter's accomplice who distracts the salesperson.
- This scheme has had a great run among the shop-bouncers, as has that of taking a boy in with them, when they first go into the shop, who, whilst the same examination of the goods is going on, contrives to put three or four pieces of handkerchiefs into the man's hat, which has been previously laid...1833, Thomas Wontner, Old Bailey Experience, page 372
- Synonyms:
- bouncer
Synonyms of shop-bouncer
Forms of shop-bouncer
| plural | shop-bouncers |
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Questions about shop-bouncer
- What does shop-bouncer mean?
- Shop-bouncer means a shoplifter's accomplice who distracts the salesperson.
- What part of speech is shop-bouncer?
- Shop-bouncer is a noun.
- What is the plural of shop-bouncer?
- The plural of shop-bouncer is shop-bouncers.
Words near shop-bouncer in the dictionary
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