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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According to the company, the date the totes will be available in each Trader Joe’s will vary, but shoppers are already lining up at different store locations that have already received the bags. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025 Bigger basket sizes Additionally, on the Thursday and Friday following Mr. Trump's April 2 tariff announcement, shoppers on average took home more items per trip to major retailers Walmart and Target, Consumer Edge data shows. Anne Marie Drummond Lee, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025 American shoppers’ famous appetite for spending more than the country makes means that a chunk of the spending is used for imports. Time, 9 Apr. 2025 Eligible shoppers can benefit from a 25% student discount by verifying their status via Student Beans. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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