shopper

noun

shop·​per ˈshä-pər How to pronounce shopper (audio)
1
: one who shops
2
: one whose occupation is shopping as an agent for customers or for an employer
3
: a usually free paper carrying advertising and sometimes local news

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This will save shoppers time and enhance their experience. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Watch out for these scams targeting Joann shoppers, experts warn. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 28 May 2025 The index, derived from monthly polling of shoppers, has been down 19% since October, the month before Donald Trump won his second term in the White House. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 May 2025 To design the space, interior designer Laura Gonzalez was tasked with reimagining One Wall Street into a shopping experience luxurious enough to tempt shoppers down to the Financial District. Sarah Wood González, Vogue, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shopper

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopper was in 1860

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“Shopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopper. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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