单词 | window-shopper |
释义 | window-shoppern. A person who views goods displayed for sale, esp. in a shop window, without intending to make an immediate purchase, either as a recreational activity or with a view to buying something in the future. Cf. window-shopping n., window-shop v. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > shopper > window-shopper silkworm1712 window-shopper1883 looky-loo1977 1883 Puck (N.Y.) 28 Nov. 196/2 (caption) Isn't it about time the store-keepers made some provision for the comfort of the ‘window-shoppers’? 1951 H. MacInnes Neither Five nor Three xxv. 341 A pavement filled with window-shoppers. 1972 P. Marks Collector's Choice i. 23 The window-shopper smiled. 2006 C. Mandell tr. B.-H. Lévy Amer. Vertigo (U.K. ed.) v. 159 Thousands of buyers and window-shoppers wandering..from stand to stand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1883 |
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