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单词 window-shopper
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window-shoppern.

Brit. /ˈwɪndəʊˌʃɒpə/, U.S. /ˈwɪndoʊˌʃɑpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., shopper n.
Etymology: < window n. + shopper n., after window-shopping n. Compare later window-shop v.
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.
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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).
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