shopper

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English

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Etymology

shop +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɒpə(r)

Noun

shopper (plural shoppers)

  1. A person who shops.
    • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects [] ”, in The Guardian Weekly[1], volume 189, number 7, page 32:
      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.
  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.
    • 2010, Malc Cowle, The Adventures of a Bicycle Frame Builder
      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.
  4. (Pakistan) A plastic shopping bag.

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