home shoppern.
/ˌhəʊm ˈʃɒpə/, U.S. /ˌhoʊm ˈʃɑpər/ 1. U.S.
a. A person shopping for goods for the home. Now rare.
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1917 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 2 Sept. 14/6 (advt.) The Professional Shopper has the advantage Supreme over the casual home shopper. In that she makes shopping a real profession knowing just where to get the very article you most desire.
1939 Public Opinion Q. 3 562 Fashion shows and department store bargains have been described over local radio stations for years. Giving the home shopper television eyes opens a wide field in marketing.
1962 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 18 Feb. 7/3 Spring lamb is arriving in eastern markets, giving the home shopper yet another opportunity to cut her food budget.
b. A person looking to buy somewhere to live; a home buyer.
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society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > buyers of other specific things
cogmen1389
redemptioner1565
gold end man1605
book buyer1655
job buyer1844
koppie walloper1886
rapper1914
home shopper1922
1922 Brick & Clay Rec. 7 Mar. 362/1 This year it will be possible for the home shopper to buy his lot, select his material, arrange for architectural service, [etc.].
1957 Pop. Sci. Jan. 18 Home shoppers will trade up to costlier but better homes.
1975 U.S. News & World Rep. 8 Sept. 54/1 Despite its hopes, the housing industry seems destined for only a meager rebound, and the blame falls squarely on soaring costs that are scaring off home shoppers.
1997 San Diego Union-Times (Electronic ed.) 9 Mar. h10 Here you'll find mortgage finance resources, first-time buyer information, a mortgage qualification calculator..and home shopper's resources.
2. Originally U.S. A person who shops from home by ordering goods and services, usually from a television channel or (now esp.) via any of various electronic media, esp. the internet; a person who engages in home shopping.
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society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > shopper > other shoppers
home buyer1774
comparison shopper1911
saler1928
personal shopper1941
home shopper1958
junker1968
teleshopper1976
shopaholic1977
power shopper1986
cybershopper1994
1958 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 11 June iii. 6/1 (advt.) We're offering a home shopper's service. While Capitol Drive is under construction, we will come to your home with a complete range of samples.
1971 Jrnl. Marketing Res. 8 22/2 A..one-page description of futuristic shopping with a cable television-terminal-telephone system that would allow [the] home shopper control of display, information, and ordering on a full range of products and services.
1980 Washington Post 18 Nov. c2/5 Called View-data, the system gives home shoppers the choice of ordering goods from Sears Roebuck; J. C. Penny Company, Inc.; [etc.].
1987 Wall St. Jrnl. 4 Nov. 39/3 A recent forecast by the Roper Organization suggests that home-shoppers may be changing from ‘couch potatoes’ to busy consumers who are seeking greater control over their time.
1992 New Perspectives Q. Spring 46/1 Do we find value and meaning in the incongruities of expression that mark the cultural landscape—MTV and home-shopper networks?
2000 Leicester Mercury (Electronic ed.) 28 Dec. Home shoppers will also benefit from the seven day cooling off period in which they can cancel their order.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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