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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.

shopper British  
/ ˈʃɒpə /

noun

  1. a person who buys goods in a shop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nonshopper noun

Etymology

Origin of shopper

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

Example Sentences

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"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

Lately, Costco has been leaning on Kirkland more, looking to draw inflation-weary shoppers amid rising input costs and intensifying competition for shopper loyalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Bernstein’s own yearly shopper survey found that 71% of respondents using GLP-1s spent more in 2025 than in 2024, compared with 51% of people who didn’t use GLP-1s.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 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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