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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Which is the most important next-gen shopper now—Gen Z, born roughly between 1996 and 2010, or Gen Alpha, born after?
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
"Right now I feel calmer than before, because pork is subject to more controls, and that reassures me when it comes to buying," says another shopper, Nati Martínez.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The company avoids discounts, with over 80% of net sales at full price, and uses AI to help predict shopper preferences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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
The gas station has comic books, so I can pretend I’m looking at each one really close, because I’m a shopper.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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