window-shopper

noun

Definition of window-shoppernext
as in buyer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for window-shopper
  1. buyer
  2. browser
  3. shopper
  4. purchaser
  5. prospect
  6. correspondent
  7. end user
  8. consumer
Noun
  • Should something go awry, the swap would compensate the buyer.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Fission’s approach is to act as the buyer, allowing investors to sell through its platform rather than wait for the fund to process a withdrawal.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of buyer
Noun
  • OpenAI may have retired its standalone browser, ChatGPT Atlas, in August, but ChatGPT just gained much deeper browser integrations.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026
  • How agentic ecommerce actually works Think of an agent as a shopping assistant that lives inside a browser or app.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of browser
Noun
  • All $110,591 of the Fantasy 5 evening draw went to the shopper at Jacksonville’s Tobacco & Beverage Express, 5959 Old Kings Rd.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Kenco’s recently released 2026 Peak Season Consumer Report aligns with other shopper surveys showing the households are expecting to spend the same or more this coming holiday season.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of shopper
Noun
  • Moulds is responsible for buying health care for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the second-largest health care purchaser, behind only the federal government.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The bankruptcy plan said the owners expect a purchaser would be backed by a group of families that support the camp.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchaser
Noun
  • Maritime nuclear power prospects CORE POWER sees potential applications in commercial shipping, where nuclear propulsion could provide long-duration power without onboard carbon emissions during operation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Singapore Shipping Association also played down the prospect of a broad withdrawal of commercial shipping from the region, suggesting operators would instead adapt to changing trade conditions.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of prospect
Noun
  • Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News Senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson, former Biden White House senior adviser Steve Ricchetti and Lanhee Chen, a fellow at the Hoover Institution.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Now, correspondent Anthony Mason reports on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York's landmark show that rewrites the story of Krasner and Pollock, two artists whose work and legacy were – aesthetically and personally – bound together.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of correspondent
Noun
  • Furthermore, energy cost fluctuations pass entirely to the end user.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This type of intentional innovation starts with understanding where the real pain points are, then building solutions or offerings around the problems that actually matter to the end user.
    — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of end user
Noun
  • Pappas has also supported strict limits on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are synthetic chemicals that can be found in an array of consumer products, including clothing, shampoo, electronics, and cleaning products.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Like the other brands, Esci will launch strictly direct-to-consumer, at least for the foreseeable future.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of consumer
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“Window-shopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window-shopper. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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