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Etymology

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From shop +‎ -er.

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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.
    • 2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
      On November 29 1952, a special train ran from Sunderland to Leeds for Christmas shoppers and those attending a Leeds vs. Brentford match. It caused controversy, with Sunderland traders protesting that their shops were just as good as those in Leeds.
  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[2]:
      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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  • Urdu: شاپر (śāpar)

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