shopper

/'ʃɔp/

Thân thiện

A shopper compares prices on two different cereal boxes in a supermarket aisle.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who visits stores to purchase goods: A "shopper" is someone who goes to shops or stores with the intention of buying items.
   • A commercial agent who compares prices and merchandise: A "shopper" can also be a person employed by a store to visit competitors' stores to compare their prices, products, and services.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The mall was filled with shoppers looking for holiday gifts.
  • The store hired a shopper to conduct market research on their competitors' pricing.

Advanced Usage

• "Comparison shopper": A specific type of commercial agent whose job is to compare products and prices.
  • She works as a comparison shopper for a large retail chain.

Variants and Related Words

• Shop (verb): To visit stores to look at or buy goods.
  • They like to shop on Saturdays.
• Shopping (noun): The activity of visiting stores to buy things.
  • We did the grocery shopping this morning.

Synonyms

• Customer: A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.
• Buyer: A person who makes a purchase.
• Patron: A customer of a shop, restaurant, etc., especially a regular one.

Related Phrases

• Window shopper: A person who looks at goods in store windows without intending to buy them.
  • I'm just a window shopper today; I'm not planning to buy anything.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her
2. someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy