shopper

noun

shop·​per ˈshä-pər How to pronounce shopper (audio)
Synonyms of shoppernext
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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According to a 2025 market analysis conducted by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace app, 69% of shoppers turn to secondhand when the economy gets shaky. Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026 While shopping in bulk is not always the answers for all shoppers, from a per ounce perspective, Costco is the cheapest place to buy Boursin cheese. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026 Amazon customers are fans of the moisturizing oil, too, with more than 10,000 shoppers buying it in the past month to combat dry winter skin. Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026 The body serum has been purchased by over 2,000 shoppers in the past month, and plenty of those people have left glowing reviews. Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026 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 6 Feb. 2026.

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