shopper
/ˈʃɔp.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A free local newspaper containing advertisements for local shops etc; sometimes includes discount coupons.
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English schoppe English shop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English shopper From shop + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʃɔp.ə/
- British English: /ˈʃɒp.ə/