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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) 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 on the counter for the purpose.
Use shop-bouncer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shop-bouncer means (UK, slang, obsolete) A shoplifter's accomplice who distracts the salesperson..
Common synonyms include bouncer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 on the counter for the purpose.
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