shopper

noun

shop·​per ˈshä-pər 

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

Examples of shopper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No one answered the phone at the Hulen Mall office Saturday afternoon, but the mall remained open and shoppers could be seen coming and going from the stores. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Dec. 2025

For example, recently, it was reported that the buffer zone has forced Christmas tree shoppers onto a one mile detour, according to the Daily Mail. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2025

Major apparel companies from American Eagle to Levi Strauss are in a race to corner that market, leaning on A-list celebrities like Sydney Sweeney and Beyonce to win over shoppers and drive sales in an unsteady economy. —Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025

When Fox News Digital visited the mall on a recent Saturday evening, shoppers were eager to discuss life as Somali Americans. —Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shopper

• chopper
• copper
• cropper
• dropper
• pauper
• popper
• proper
• stopper
• topper
• whopper
• eavesdropper
• grasshopper