shopper
nounUK /ˈʃɒp.ə/ · US /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/
Etymology From shop + -er.
1
A person who shops.
- The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
- On November 29 1952, a special train ran from Sunderland to Leeds for Christmas shoppers and those attending a Leeds vs. Brentford match. It caused controversy, with Sunderland traders protesting that their shops were just as good as those in Leeds.2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
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A free local newspaper containing advertisements for local shops etc; sometimes includes discount coupons.
3
A kind of bicycle suited to riding short distances.
- Every conceivable type of cycle's represented; modern stripped down carbon fibre race bikes, state of the art touring machines and humble shoppers, tandems, tandem trikes, racing trikes and shopping trikes, mountain and BMX bikes.2010, Malc Cowle, The Adventures of a Bicycle Frame Builder:
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Pakistan A plastic shopping bag.
- Derived terms
- comparison shopper, cybershopper, deshopper, e-shopper, mystery shopper, nonshopper, personal shopper, secret shopper, shoppertainment, teleshopper, vaccine shopper, window-shopper
- Related terms
- open-shopper