2shop verb
shops; shopped; shop·ping 1 : to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things [no obj] ▪ Where do you like to shop? ▪ I like to shop at locally owned stores. ▪ They shopped all day. = They spent the day shopping. ▪ She is shopping for a new car. ▪ He is out shopping. ▪ Many people now shop online. [+ obj] ▪ (US) They shopped the store(s) in search of gift ideas. [=looked throughout the store(s) for a gift to buy] — see also comparison shop, window-shop 2 [+ obj] US : to try to get a company to publish or produce (something)
▪ She's shopping her idea for a film. — often + around ▪ He shopped his manuscript around, but no publishers were interested. 3 [+ obj] Brit, informal : to give information about the secret or criminal activity of (someone) to an authority (such as the police)
▪ His own mother shopped him to the police.
▪ She's shopping her idea for a film. — often + around ▪ He shopped his manuscript around, but no publishers were interested.
▪ His own mother shopped him to the police.
shop around [phrasal verb]
: to visit several different places where a thing is sold in order to find the most suitable item or service for the lowest price
▪ She is shopping around for a new car. ▪ Shop around first before you buy a car. ▪ She is shopping around for a bank with low fees. — see also 2shop 2 (above)
▪ She is shopping around for a new car. ▪ Shop around first before you buy a car. ▪ She is shopping around for a bank with low fees. — see also 2shop 2 (above)
— shop·per 
/ˈʃɑ:pɚ/ noun, plural shop·pers [count]
▪ The stores were crowded with shoppers. ▪ Christmas shoppers [=people who are shopping for Christmas gifts]
/ˈʃɑ:pɚ/ noun, plural shop·pers [count] ▪ The stores were crowded with shoppers. ▪ Christmas shoppers [=people who are shopping for Christmas gifts]
