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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One of the documentary’s most harrowing moments is a montage sequence of shoppers storming stores in Black Friday hysteria, interspersed with scenes of the dire conditions faced by the people who work extraordinarily hard to produce the latest trending items. Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 On an earnings call in the spring, Target's leaders admitted the company is losing some of its shoppers. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025 Loloi collection holds up in high-traffic areas, per shoppers. Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025 Windmill Farms also sells salsas that will be familiar to Pancho Villa shoppers, and its seven-ingredient guacamole. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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