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comparison shopper

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noun

  1. an employee of a retail store hired to visit competing stores in order to gather information regarding styles, quality, prices, etc., of merchandise offered by competitors.

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The voter has become increasingly independent of party labels, a finicky comparison shopper among parties, candidates and issues.

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