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Shopkeeper vs Shopper - What's the difference?

shopkeeper | shopper |

As nouns the difference between shopkeeper and shopper

is that shopkeeper is a trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door while shopper is a person who shops.

shopkeeper

English

(wikipedia shopkeeper)

Alternative forms

* shop keeper

Noun

(en noun)
  • A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.

    • 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