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deshopper

deshopper noun: a person who practises deshopping.

Noun

deshopper (plural deshoppers)

  1. (UK) A person who practises deshopping.
    • The deshopper is “stealing beauty” and robbing the product of some of its undetectable essence, without losing the quality of newness which is required for the product to remain returnable.1999, Ruth A. Schmidt et al., “Deshopping – the art of illicit consumption”, in International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, →DOI
    • They are the deshoppers - a scam that has cost stores £63million this year.2004 December 8, “Deshoppers Make Returns”, in Metro

Forms of deshopper

pluraldeshoppers

Origin of deshopper

From de- + shopper.

Questions about deshopper

What does deshopper mean?
Deshopper means a person who practises deshopping.
What part of speech is deshopper?
Deshopper is a noun.
What is the plural of deshopper?
The plural of deshopper is deshoppers.

Words near deshopper in the dictionary

  1. desholothurins
  2. Deshon
  3. DeShong
  4. DeShongs
  5. Deshons
  6. deshopper
  7. deshoppers
  8. deshopping
  9. Deshpande
  10. Deshpandes
  11. deshret

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