shopper
Americannoun
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a person who shops.
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a retail buyer for another person or a business concern.
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a locally distributed newspaper of retail advertisements.
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonshopper noun
Etymology
Origin of shopper
Example Sentences
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“It’s a tough time to be a car shopper, and it’s a tough time to be an automaker. At the same time it is a tough time to be a dealer, too. Nobody is winning.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
“It’s a tough time to be a car shopper, and it’s a tough time to be an automaker. At the same time it is a tough time to be a dealer, too. Nobody is winning.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
This way the item stays in the weekly shopping basket, even if the price-per-unit is higher than what a higher-income shopper might get.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Retail sales were virtually unchanged in December from November, an unexpectedly weak result demonstrating shopper unease while economists had expected a 0.4% increase.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
One shopper abandoned a cart, mumbling about a wallet he must have left at home, despite an obvious bulge in his back pocket.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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