shopper

CEFRB1

/ˈʃɒp.ə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who buys things in shops.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A free local newspaper containing advertisements for local shops etc; sometimes includes discount coupons.

Examples

  • I'm not wealthy enough to afford a personal shopper.

  • I'm an incorrigible shopper.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. A kind of bicycle suited to riding short distances.

  2. A person who shops.

  3. A plastic shopping bag.

More examples

In context
  • I'm an unrepentant shopper.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Origin

noun

From shop + -er.