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Shipper vs Shopper - What's the difference?

shipper | shopper |

As nouns the difference between shipper and shopper

is that shipper is a seaman; mariner; skipper while shopper is a person who shops.

shipper

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) shippere, from (etyl) . Compare (etyl) schipper (> English skipper), (etyl) Schiffer.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A seaman; mariner; skipper.
  • The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
    • The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fandom slang) One involved in shipping (fan fiction based on romantic relationships between characters).
    • Antonyms
    * noromo
    Derived terms
    * shipperhood

    shopper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who shops.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.}}
  • A free local newspaper containing advertisements for local shops etc; sometimes includes discount coupons.
  • A kind of bicycle suited to riding short distances.
  • * 2010 , Malc Cowle], [http://www.lulu.com/shop/product-12671066.html The Adventures of a Bicycle Frame Builder
    • Every conceivable type of cycle's represented; modern stripped down carbon fibre race bikes, state of the art touring machines and humble shoppers , tandems, tandem trikes, racing trikes and shopping trikes, mountain and BMX bikes.

    Derived terms

    * mystery shopper

    Anagrams

    * hoppers