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
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Origin of shopper
Example Sentences
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“Those who are out and about are often there to spend, making every shopper more valuable,” Sumpter added.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
With the help of UPS’s network of trucks, Happy moves returns from shopper drop-off back to retailers’ docks in as little as 3.6 days, with an average return transit time of seven days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
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
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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