shopper

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UK/ˈʃɒp.ə/Australia/ˈʃɔp.ə/US/ˈʃɑ.pɚ//ˈʃɑː.pəɾ/

noun

A person who shops.

CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounshopper (plural shoppers)

plural shoppers

  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
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    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
  2. 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skup-
  2. Old Englishscoppa
  3. Middle Englishschoppe
  4. Englishshop
  5. Englishshopper

From shop + -er.

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Translations

Arabic مُتَسَوِّق, مُتَسَوِّقَة
  • مُتَسَوِّق (mutasawwiq)a person who shops
  • مُتَسَوِّقَة (mutasawwiqa)a person who shops
Bulgarian купувач
  • купувач (kupuvač)a person who shops
Catalan comprador
  • compradora person who shops
Chinese Mandarin 購買者 /购买者, 購物者 /购物者
  • 購買者 /购买者 (gòumǎizhě)a person who shops
  • 購物者 /购物者 (gòuwùzhě)a person who shops
French acheteur, acheteuse
  • acheteura person who shops
  • acheteusea person who shops
  • clienta person who shops
  • clientea person who shops
German Käufer, Käuferin
  • Käufera person who shops
  • Käuferina person who shops
Japanese 買い物客
  • 買い物客 (kaimonokyaku)a person who shops
Polish klient
  • klienta person who shops
Russian покупа́тель, покупа́тельница
  • покупа́тель (pokupátelʹ)a person who shops
  • покупа́тельница (pokupátelʹnica)a person who shops
Spanish comprador, compradora
  • compradora person who shops
  • compradoraa person who shops

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shopper

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Cite this entry
APA

shopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopper

MLA

“shopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shopper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopper.

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