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shopper

shopper

156 1.0
A person who goes to stores to look for and buy things
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɑːpər/
translation icon : comprador
  • The area was crowded with shoppers looking for the best deals during the holiday sale.
  • a supermarket shopper
  • store shoppers
  • mall shoppers

So we become such good shoppers that we need even more space.

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Examples

  • I'm a super shopper and I have won this game.

  • Along the roadside are many tea stalls, which offer the shopper a variety of locally grown teas.

    Academic text (2000)
  • You look like a smart shopper.

  • So we become such good shoppers that we need even more space.

  • I'm a big online shopper but I love this short set with the tank top.

  • The impact smart, healthy shoppers are having in the marketplace is profound.

  • The high end stores on Bond Street know where the shoppers are coming from and cater to their needs.

  • SUVs are really hot right now and shoppers are buying them in way higher numbers than cars.

  • The camera had followed a woman shopper with two small children trundled in a shopping cart.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The streets were busy with Christmas shoppers carrying colorful bags and beribboned boxes.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

consumer
vsshopper
1.8

A person who buys and uses goods or services

focuses on visiting stores to browse and get goods rather than using them later
buyer
vsshopper
431 1.0

A person who pays money to get goods or services

focuses on visiting stores to browse and get goods rather than wider acquisition
purchaser
vsshopper
29 2.8

A person who buys goods or property

focuses on visiting stores to browse and get everyday items casually

Antonyms

257 1.0

A person or company that offers goods for money

Compounds

A person who buys things at the lowest prices

How Likely

reg
  • Informal
6 8.3
buyer
431 1.0
shopper
156 1.0
browser
5 4.4

Surface Forms

shopper singular
shoppers plural

Morphology

shopper = shop (transparent) = shop + er

The agentive suffix '-er' transparently forms 'shopper' from the verb 'shop' meaning a person who shops.

Etymology

Shopper comes from shop ('place to buy things') plus the ending -er which means 'a person who does something', just like baker. So a shopper is simply someone who goes to shops to look for and buy goods.