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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The Call Her Daddy podcast host launched the drink at the top of the year, and now Amazon shoppers can load up on the electrolyte beverage. Shalwah Evans, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 That’s the best kind of growth—when buyers come to you because their shoppers are asking for your product. Dave Knox, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 That’s why shoppers are buying the Cozsinoor Queen-Size Bed Pillows in droves as this two-pack of pillows offers the best of both worlds. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025 Others used it to help with their literature review and likened it to an assistant—a common metaphor used in AI marketing—or a personal shopper. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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