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window-shopper

win·dow-shop·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [win-doh shop-er]
    • /ˈwɪn doʊ ˈʃɒp ər/
    • /ˈwɪndəʊ ˈʃɒp.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [win-doh shop-er]
    • /ˈwɪn doʊ ˈʃɒp ər/

Definitions of window-shopper word

  • verb without object window-shopper to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases. 1
  • verb without object window-shopper to examine or evaluate merchandise for possible purchase, use, etc.: Russian delegations are window-shopping in European factories. 1
  • verb with object window-shopper to look at (merchandise) in the windows of stores without making any purchases: to window-shop shoes. 1
  • noun window-shopper A person who window-shops. 0
See all 4 definitions of window-shopper

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Origin of window-shopper

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Window-shopper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Window-shopper

window-shopper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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