"shopper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɒp.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃɔp.ə/ [General-Australian], /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/ [General-American], /ˈʃɑː.pəɾ/ (note: Pakistani English) Audio: en-us-shopper.ogg [US] Forms: shoppers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ) Etymology: shop + -er Etymology templates: {{affix|en|shop|-er|id2=agent noun}} shop + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shopper (plural shoppers)
  1. A person who shops. Categories (topical): People Translations (a person who shops): مُتَسَوِّق (mutasawwiq) [masculine] (Arabic), مُتَسَوِّقَة (mutasawwiqa) [feminine] (Arabic), купувач (kupuvač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), comprador [masculine] (Catalan), 購買者 (Chinese Mandarin), 购买者 (gòumǎizhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 購物者 (Chinese Mandarin), 购物者 (gòuwùzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), acheteur (French), acheteuse [feminine] (French), client (French), cliente [feminine] (French), Käufer [masculine] (German), Käuferin [feminine] (German), 買い物客 (kaimonokyaku) (alt: かいものきゃく) (Japanese), покупа́тель (pokupátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), покупа́тельница (pokupátelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), comprador [masculine] (Spanish), compradora [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shopper-en-noun-4NPhrili Disambiguation of People: 58 38 1 4 Disambiguation of 'a person who shops': 93 3 1 2
  2. A free local newspaper containing advertisements for local shops etc; sometimes includes discount coupons.
    Sense id: en-shopper-en-noun-eMXOoUHi
  3. A kind of bicycle suited to riding short distances.
    Sense id: en-shopper-en-noun-azddPzsd
  4. (Pakistan) A plastic shopping bag. Tags: Pakistan Categories (topical): Bags, Bicycle types, Newspapers
    Sense id: en-shopper-en-noun-7~f3naSz Disambiguation of Bags: 9 14 7 70 Disambiguation of Bicycle types: 9 18 23 51 Disambiguation of Newspapers: 3 32 2 62 Categories (other): Pakistani English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 15 3 76 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 8 3 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 9 16 8 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comparison shopper, e-shopper, mystery shopper, personal shopper, secret shopper, window-shopper Related terms: open-shopper

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who shops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Käuferin"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいものきゃく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaimonokyaku",
      "sense": "a person who shops",
      "word": "買い物客"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokupátelʹ",
      "sense": "a person who shops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "покупа́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokupátelʹnica",
      "sense": "a person who shops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "покупа́тельница"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who shops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comprador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who shops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compradora"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Shopper"
  ],
  "word": "shopper"
}

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