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SHOPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shopper" is a kind of...):
client; customer (someone who pays for goods or services)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shopper"):
bargain hunter (a shopper who hunts for bargains)
shopaholic (a compulsive shopper)
Derivation:
shop (do one's shopping)
shop (shop around; not necessarily buying)
shop (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("shopper" is a kind of...):
agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
Derivation:
shop (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)
