comparison shopper

noun

1. an employee of a retail store hired to visit competing stores in order to gather information regarding styles, quality, prices, etc., of merchandise offered by competitors.

Example Sentences

Be a comparison shopper; only with your due diligence will you know if the advice you’re getting is solid, practical and, most important, real.

From Seattle Times

“I am a comparison shopper,” says Brown, a part-time administrative assistant in Austin, Texas.

From Washington Times

“I am a comparison shopper,” says Brown, a part-time administrative assistant in Austin, Texas.

From Seattle Times

Hidden hotel “resort fees” are a comparison shopper’s nightmare.

From Wall Street Journal

The smart comparison shopper would rush right out to CVS, right?

From The Guardian