shopkeeper

[shop-kee-per]

noun

1. a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.

shopkeeper

/ ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə /

noun

1. a person who owns or manages a shop or small store

Other Word Forms

• shopkeeping noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopkeeper¹

First recorded in 1520–30; shop + keeper

Example Sentences

The shopkeeper we spoke to has fled Mali and is now living in a refugee camp across the border in Mauritania.

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Delicious fresh fruits, vegetables and fish are all available from my local shopkeepers.

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They say the time taken reduces shopkeepers' faith in the justice system - making them feel there's no point in reporting crimes.

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The shopkeeper was shot three times on 28 September as he locked up the family business at night.

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The shopkeeper, who went by the name Surchi, assured our journalist that "you don't need anything" to own and run a mini-mart as an asylum seeker.

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