Meaning

noun someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy

noun 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

originEtymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English shopper From shop + -er.

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