shopper

noun shop·per \ ˈshä-pər \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Definition of shopper

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

Recent Examples of shopper from the Web

Both groups saw shoppers and museumgoers as bodies to be regulated by protocols of decorum when occupying these spaces.

— courtney coffman, The Atlantic, "Shops Aren’t for Shopping Anymore," 19 June 2018
Read more: Shipt also will require shoppers to obtain a legal certification on Shipt’s alcohol delivery policies and procedures to ensure safe and responsible delivery to members.

— detroit free press staff, Detroit Free Press, "Shipt same-day delivery from Target now in Michigan," 15 June 2018
For the past 18 years, Ocado has battled Tesco and Walmart’s Asda to win web shoppers in Britain, where more than 7 percent of grocery sales are online, about four times the share in the U.S., researcher Kantar Worldpanel estimates.

— Bloomberg.com, "Britain’s Robot Grocer Is Coming to the U.S.," 15 June 2018
The video features normal shoppers mixed in with the singer’s swift stunts: dancing in front of the ice cream, flailing her arms around the spices, and faux-moon walking over the frozen waffle section.

— heran mamo, Billboard, "Tessa Violet Presents a Dizzy Dance Performance in a Grocery Store for 'Crush' Video: Premiere," 15 June 2018
Macy’s is only now beginning to emerge from a multi-year slump that saw shoppers turn away from its discount-heavy approach to retailing and a lot of merchandise overlap with other chains.

— phil wahba, Fortune, "Macy's Investment in Tech Startup b8ta Shows It's Serious About a Turnaround," 13 June 2018
Recent efforts also indicate Kohl's is looking for fresh ways to entice shoppers to its stores.

— katherine peralta, charlotteobserver, "Kohl's bucks the retail trend with a new Charlotte store," 12 June 2018
Read More Robber punched 88-year-old shopper unconscious — then went after her friend, video shows Strasner was the only resident in the third-floor room at the facility, police said.

— jared gilmour, miamiherald, "Man in nursing home tied together a makeshift rope. His escape killed him, NY cops say," 5 June 2018
May is often the biggest month of the year for auto sales, with Memorial Day sales driving car shoppers to dealerships to kick off the summer selling season.

— adrienne roberts, WSJ, "SUV, Pickup-Truck Demand Continue to Buoy U.S. Auto Sales," 1 June 2018

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