shopper
Americannoun
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shoppers
plural
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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.
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Nestlé is looking for signals across markets, not deciding what one particular shopper should eat at 2 a.m.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is not the first time a Sainsbury's facial recognition system - supplied by technology firm Facewatch - has led to an innocent shopper being challenged.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bill Hays—taut, with a neatly trimmed gray horseshoe hairline—sat behind the counter and immediately clocked me as a journalist, not some casual shopper.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
A low price may secure an order, but it will not necessarily persuade a shopper.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
At each stoplight, his gaze would light on someone — a brooding beatnik, a determined shopper — and he would have to fight down an urge to shout that he saw them.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
But amid interest among many shoppers, and investors, in environmental, social and governance practices, attention has been drawn to the retailer’s impact on the climate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
He suggested that shoppers have gotten wiser, but not necessarily worse off.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
"It also raises the question as to whether the helpful gains from more higher income shoppers migrating to Walmart are starting to fade," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some 56% of its beauty and personal care shoppers are Gen Z, with 70% of them discovering the products they buy through social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
By arriving as late as he did, he avoided the stares of other shoppers.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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