shopper

American  

[shop-er] / ˈʃɒp ər /

noun

1. a person who shops.

2. comparison shopper.

3. a retail buyer for another person or a business concern.

4. a locally distributed newspaper of retail advertisements.

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shopper British  

/ ˈʃɒpə /

noun

1. a person who buys goods in a shop

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Other Word Forms

• nonshopper noun

Etymology

Origin of shopper

First recorded in 1860–65; shop + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The combination of the department-store chains, which also includes Saks OFF 5th, was a bid to create a luxury-retailing juggernaut better able to streamline costs and hang on to their wealthy shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal

While shoppers had greeted him in his old delivery job with anticipation, now as a return worker they hand over packages with a measure of ambivalence and perhaps, relief.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sam’s Club had long struggled to break away from Walmart’s budget reputation, making it difficult to reach coveted upscale shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The path by the river stretches for several miles and on a sunny weekday morning, there were shoppers browsing everything from vintage jewellery to false teeth, all laid out at makeshift stalls.

From BBC

An evening surge in shoppers keen on Boxing Day bargains drove a decade-high increase in footfall for the annual sales, figures suggest.

From BBC

Related Words

• buyer
• client
• clientele
• consumer
• patron