personal shopper

American  

[pur-suh-nl shop-er] / ˈpɜr sə nl ˈʃɒp ər /

noun

1. a person, often a store employee, whose job is to assist shoppers in selecting clothing or other merchandise, or to shop for people who have submitted orders.

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personal shopper British  

noun

1. a person employed, esp by a shop, to accompany and advise customers on shopping trips or to select items for them

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Other Word Forms

• personal shopping noun

Etymology

Origin of personal shopper

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Her performances in “Personal Shopper,” “Clouds of Sils Maria,” and “Spencer” aren’t just some of the finest work of a young actor of Stewart’s caliber; they’re genuinely interesting, speaking to who Stewart is as a person, a performer and a woman.

From Salon

Chiaberta is a personal shopper.

From The Wall Street Journal

Have you ever worked with a personal shopper?

From The Wall Street Journal

These "wholesale" discounts had been negotiated by Carole Caplin, Mrs Blair's trainer and personal shopper.

From BBC

She suggested other options, including saying that Mrs Blair had the same treatment as other high profile individuals with a personal shopper, and that she needed the clothes for public engagements of her own.

From BBC