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booster

Retail/street trade term for organized shoplifters

A person who steals items from retail stores only to then sell on the streets, usually for a discounted price.

"A booster is a person who jacks from the retailers, then sells it in the hood for dirt cheap resale." - from I Love Boosters! by The Coup

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