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

But younger shoppers are increasingly cutting back on small daily indulgences while redirecting those savings toward statement pieces. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

Droves of shoppers are already going after the Apple Watch Series 10 and this Marshall Bluetooth speaker that has a cool, vintage look with modern sound. —Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025

One 4-foot-11 Amazon shopper even raved that the pants were the perfect length on their petite frame, proving that not all matching sets are made equal. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025

In October alone, shoppers were attacked in a supermarket, a Spanish tourist was scratched by a cub at a heritage site, and a trail runner was forced to wrestle a bear in the woods before sprinting to safety. —Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 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