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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Another lot of shoppers picked up this $8 Maybelline mascara that delivers a boost of definition and volume to lashes with each swipe. Clara McMahon, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025 That’s the most over a comparable period since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic kept shoppers home. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 On Thursday, residents had to wait just a little longer: Save-A-Lot representatives began letting shoppers into the store just before 9:45 a.m. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 Target has made aggressive moves to attract selective shoppers. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 16 Jan. 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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