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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For messes that vacuuming can’t solve, shoppers can throw the rug in the washing machine on cold and hang it to dry. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 Amid the higher costs of getting food on grocery store shelves, companies say a two-tier economy has opened up among shoppers. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025 That’s given shoppers more reasons to return to their stores and websites between stock-ups. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025 Fort Lauderdale shoppers would agree, the Galleria mall has seen better days. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 2025.

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