noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ average
▪
what the average ~ spends her money on
▪ frequent ( AmE ), regular ( esp. BrE )
▪ local
▪ disabled , elderly (both esp. BrE )
▪ late-night , morning , Saturday , weekend
▪ Christmas , festive ( BrE ), holiday ( AmE )
▪ last-minute
▪
last-minute ~s on Christmas Eve
▪ city-centre ( BrE ), downtown ( AmE ), town-centre ( BrE )
▪ personal (= sb you pay to do your shopping)
▪ mystery , secret (= person who pretends to be a customer) ( AmE )
▪
A mystery ~ visits each branch every two weeks.
▪ Internet , online , Web
▪ grocery ( AmE ), mall ( AmE ), supermarket ( esp. BrE )
▪
We are a nation of supermarket ~s.
▪ savvy , smart (both esp. AmE )
▪
A savvy ~ can purchase the gem for about €2 000 per carat.
▪ compulsive , frantic , frenzied
▪ serious
▪
If you're a serious ~, this is the credit card for you.
▪ happy
▪ fellow
▪
I observed my fellow ~s rushing from store to store.
… OF SHOPPERS
▪ crowds , throngs
▪
The cheap deals brought out big crowds of ~s.
VERB + SHOPPER
▪ be crowded with , be filled with , be packed with , be thronged with
▪
The street was thronged with ~s.
▪ attract , draw , encourage , lure , persuade , tempt
▪
special offers designed to tempt ~s
▪ deter ( esp. BrE ), discourage , drive away , put off ( esp. BrE )
SHOPPER + VERB
▪ rush
▪
Shoppers rushed to catch the sales.
PHRASES
▪ attractive to ~s
▪
Window displays are intended to be attractive to ~s.