shop‧per /ˈʃɒpə $ ˈʃɑːpər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: shop, shopper, shopping; verb: shop]
someone who buys things in shops:
The streets were crowded with shoppers.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

shopper
noun
ADJ. average what the average shopper's trolley contains
compulsive | Christmas | window | personal (= sb you pay to do your shopping)
VERB + SHOPPER be crowded with, be packed with, be thronged with The street was thronged with shoppers.
attract, encourage, persuade, tempt encouraging shoppers to leave their cars at home
SHOPPER + VERB rush a busy day in London stores as shoppers rushed to beat the rise in VAT

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

customer someone who buys goods or services from a shop or company:
Customers were waiting for the shop to open.
The bank is one of our biggest customers.
client someone who pays for a service from a professional person or company:
He has a meeting with one of his clients.
The company buys and sells shares on behalf of their clients
shopper someone who goes to the shops looking for things to buy:
The streets were full of Christmas shoppers.
guest someone who pays to stay in a hotel:
Guests must leave their rooms by 10 am.
patron /ˈpeɪtrən/ formal a customer of a particular shop, restaurant or hotel – usually written on signs:
The notice said ‘Parking for Patrons Only’.
patient someone who is getting medical treatment from a doctor, or in a hospital:
He is a patient of Dr Williams.
consumer anyone who buys goods or uses services – used when considering these people as a group who have particular rights, needs, or behaviour:
Consumers are demanding more environmentally-friendly products.
the rights of the consumer
The law is designed to protect consumers who buy goods on the Internet.
market the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it:
The market for organic food is growing all the time.
a magazine aimed at the youth market
clientele /ˌkliːənˈtel $ ˌklaɪənˈtel, ˌkliː-/ formal the type of customers that a particular shop, restaurant etc gets:
The hotel has a very upmarket clientele.
They have a wealthy international clientele.

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