— window-shopper , n.
/win"doh shop'/ , v. , window-shopped, window-shopping .
v.i.
1. to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
2. to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.: Russian delegations are window-shopping in European factories.
v.t.
3. to look at (merchandise) in the windows of stores without making any purchases: to window-shop shoes.
[ 1925-30 ]