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secret shopper

noun [C]
 
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Definition

(also mystery shopper) someone employed to test the service in shops and businesses by pretending to be a normal customerPeople who buy thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneurs
(Definition of secret shopper noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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