shoppern.

Brit.

/ˈʃɒpə/, U.S.

/ˈʃɑpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shop n., -er suffix¹; shop v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally (i) < shop n. + -er suffix¹; compare slightly later shop v.¹ 4a. In later use (ii) < shop v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Earlier currency (probably in sense ‘shopkeeper’; compare shopman n.) is probably implied by the surname of Joh. le shopper' (1332; also Joh. Shopper (1353)).

a. A person who visits a shop or examines goods with a view to making a purchase.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > shopper

shopper1803

1803 Cobbett's Ann. Reg. 6 Aug. 214 The merchant wishes to avoid the shopper, the shop-keeper to avoid the mechanic, and all of them to avoid the labourer and the servant.

1862 Guardian 3 Sept. 847/2 It [sc. Paris] is a city not only of pleasure seekers, but of keen and indefatigable shoppers.

1910 A. Thornton Leaves Afghan Scrapbk. 170 This was [Queen] Ulya Hazrat's messenger and chief shopper.

1974 J. Willwerth Jones: Portrait of Mugger xi. 147 We walk to Second Avenue, moving among crowds of shoppers.

2015 Supermarket News (Nexis) 25 Feb. Food retailers could drive themselves crazy.., striving to appease every wish of each shopper entering their stores.

b. An advertising sheet or newspaper.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > journal > periodical > [noun] > advertising

advertiser1730

shopper1934

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > advertising in the press > [noun] > publication where advertisements appear

advertiser1730

shopper1934

1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 112/2 And so, armed with a bundle of similar newspapers and a dummy of his own Shopper, (which was what he called it) he started out.

1958 H. W. Palmer & G. Gilmore in W. C. Clark Journalism Tomorrow iii. 32 The little advertising sheet, often called a shopper... In a few cases, the shopper can be converted into a fine-looking, profitable weekly newspaper.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 16 Oct. He would junk a lot of the expensive radio and TV commercials, spend the money instead in shoppers and small town weeklies, where you can buy the whole back page for $65.

2006 Philadelphia Mar. 82/3 Walker Lundy may have been roundly criticized for turning the Inquirer from a hard-news Center City daily to a suburban shopper, but everyone always knew he was right.

c. A shopping bag or trolley.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > shopping-bag

shopping bag1849

pocky1880

shopping net1890

shopper1962

packet1977

1962 J. Sherwood Stradella xxvii. 163 Maggie had numerous paper bags in her shopper and perpetually stored them away in back drawers and shelves.

1978 H. R. F. Keating Long Walk to Wimbledon ix. 137 The wheels of Marigold's shopper squeaked.

1997 S.A. Toth Eng. for all Seasons vi. 57 I tell a grocery-store clerk to put my purchases in my shopper rather than in my shopping bag.

2011 Daily Mail 28 Sept. While she may have carried a shopper that read ‘Bet you're well jell of my bag,’ it was her amazing shape that most women will no doubt be jealous of.

d. A small-wheeled bicycle with a basket, suitable for use while shopping.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle

forty-four1821

roadster1875

rear-steerer1882

pneumatic1890

path-racer1896

featherweight1901

free-wheeler1908

fairy cycle1920

superbike1935

sit-up-and-beg1939

bakfiets1956

high-riser1965

all-terrain cycle1970

chopper1971

mountain bike1972

shopper1973

mixte1975

BMX1978

cruiser1978

ojek1983

boda boda1995

e-bike1998

fixie2001

ghost bike2004

1973 Exchange & Mart 15 Nov. 36/1 (advt.) Wanted: Moulton or Raleigh Shopper plus boys sports cycle.

1978 R. Watson & M. Gray Penguin Bk. Bicycle iii. 79 The small-wheel ‘shopper’.

1987 Bicycle Action Aug. 7/2 The saddle..was bright, bright red and..looked like the sort of thing you see on a shopper which may explain why it had such a clumsy appearance on a touring bike.

2006 Blueprint July 55/1 Chained up outside our office amid the usual motley assortment of bikes is a rusty little Windsor shopper c1975.

2. slang. An informer. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer

wrayerc1000

wrobberc1300

discoverera1400

denunciator1474

informer1503

denouncer1533

detector1541

delatora1572

sycophant1579

inquisitor1580

scout1585

finger man1596

emphanista1631

quadruplator1632

informant1645

eastee-man1681

whiddler1699

runner1724

stag1725

snitch1785

qui tam1788

squeak1795

split1819

clype1825

telegraph1825

snitcher1827

Jack Nasty1837

pigeon1847

booker1863

squealer1865

pig1874

rounder1884

sneak1886

mouse1890

finger1899

fizgig1902

screamer1902

squeaker1903

canary1912

shopper1924

narker1932

snurge1933

cheese eater1935

singer1935

tip-off1941

top-off1941

tout1959

rat fink1961

whistle-blower1970

1924 E. Wallace Room 13 xxxi. 300 Jeffrey's going to shop you sooner or later, because he's a natural born shopper.

1955 P. Wildeblood Against Law 105 ‘Shoppers’... people who go to the cop-shop and squeal on their friends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shopper
释义	shoppern. Brit. /ˈʃɒpə/, U.S. /ˈʃɑpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shop n., -er suffix¹; shop v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: Originally (i) < shop n. + -er suffix¹; compare slightly later shop v.¹ 4a. In later use (ii) < shop v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Earlier currency (probably in sense ‘shopkeeper’; compare shopman n.) is probably implied by the surname of Joh. le shopper' (1332; also Joh. Shopper (1353)). 1. a. A person who visits a shop or examines goods with a view to making a purchase. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > shopper shopper1803 1803 Cobbett's Ann. Reg. 6 Aug. 214 The merchant wishes to avoid the shopper, the shop-keeper to avoid the mechanic, and all of them to avoid the labourer and the servant. 1862 Guardian 3 Sept. 847/2 It [sc. Paris] is a city not only of pleasure seekers, but of keen and indefatigable shoppers. 1910 A. Thornton Leaves Afghan Scrapbk. 170 This was [Queen] Ulya Hazrat's messenger and chief shopper. 1974 J. Willwerth Jones: Portrait of Mugger xi. 147 We walk to Second Avenue, moving among crowds of shoppers. 2015 Supermarket News (Nexis) 25 Feb. Food retailers could drive themselves crazy.., striving to appease every wish of each shopper entering their stores. b. An advertising sheet or newspaper. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journal > periodical > [noun] > advertising advertiser1730 shopper1934 society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > advertising in the press > [noun] > publication where advertisements appear advertiser1730 shopper1934 1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 112/2 And so, armed with a bundle of similar newspapers and a dummy of his own Shopper, (which was what he called it) he started out. 1958 H. W. Palmer & G. Gilmore in W. C. Clark Journalism Tomorrow iii. 32 The little advertising sheet, often called a shopper... In a few cases, the shopper can be converted into a fine-looking, profitable weekly newspaper. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 16 Oct. He would junk a lot of the expensive radio and TV commercials, spend the money instead in shoppers and small town weeklies, where you can buy the whole back page for $65. 2006 Philadelphia Mar. 82/3 Walker Lundy may have been roundly criticized for turning the Inquirer from a hard-news Center City daily to a suburban shopper, but everyone always knew he was right. c. A shopping bag or trolley. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > shopping-bag shopping bag1849 pocky1880 shopping net1890 shopper1962 packet1977 1962 J. Sherwood Stradella xxvii. 163 Maggie had numerous paper bags in her shopper and perpetually stored them away in back drawers and shelves. 1978 H. R. F. Keating Long Walk to Wimbledon ix. 137 The wheels of Marigold's shopper squeaked. 1997 S.A. Toth Eng. for all Seasons vi. 57 I tell a grocery-store clerk to put my purchases in my shopper rather than in my shopping bag. 2011 Daily Mail 28 Sept. While she may have carried a shopper that read ‘Bet you're well jell of my bag,’ it was her amazing shape that most women will no doubt be jealous of. d. A small-wheeled bicycle with a basket, suitable for use while shopping. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle forty-four1821 roadster1875 rear-steerer1882 pneumatic1890 path-racer1896 featherweight1901 free-wheeler1908 fairy cycle1920 superbike1935 sit-up-and-beg1939 bakfiets1956 high-riser1965 all-terrain cycle1970 chopper1971 mountain bike1972 shopper1973 mixte1975 BMX1978 cruiser1978 ojek1983 boda boda1995 e-bike1998 fixie2001 ghost bike2004 1973 Exchange & Mart 15 Nov. 36/1 (advt.) Wanted: Moulton or Raleigh Shopper plus boys sports cycle. 1978 R. Watson & M. Gray Penguin Bk. Bicycle iii. 79 The small-wheel ‘shopper’. 1987 Bicycle Action Aug. 7/2 The saddle..was bright, bright red and..looked like the sort of thing you see on a shopper which may explain why it had such a clumsy appearance on a touring bike. 2006 Blueprint July 55/1 Chained up outside our office amid the usual motley assortment of bikes is a rusty little Windsor shopper c1975. 2. slang. An informer. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer wrayerc1000 wrobberc1300 discoverera1400 denunciator1474 informer1503 denouncer1533 detector1541 delatora1572 sycophant1579 inquisitor1580 scout1585 finger man1596 emphanista1631 quadruplator1632 informant1645 eastee-man1681 whiddler1699 runner1724 stag1725 snitch1785 qui tam1788 squeak1795 split1819 clype1825 telegraph1825 snitcher1827 Jack Nasty1837 pigeon1847 booker1863 squealer1865 pig1874 rounder1884 sneak1886 mouse1890 finger1899 fizgig1902 screamer1902 squeaker1903 canary1912 shopper1924 narker1932 snurge1933 cheese eater1935 singer1935 tip-off1941 top-off1941 tout1959 rat fink1961 whistle-blower1970 1924 E. Wallace Room 13 xxxi. 300 Jeffrey's going to shop you sooner or later, because he's a natural born shopper. 1955 P. Wildeblood Against Law 105 ‘Shoppers’... people who go to the cop-shop and squeal on their friends. 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