shopkeeper
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of shopkeeper
Example Sentences
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Shopkeeper Julius Koobetseng recently made the switch to solar that may have saved his small grocery store.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
Shopkeeper Viviane Mbou offered the soldiers juice, which they declined.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2023
Shopkeeper Dewi Risma was working with customers when the quake hit, and she ran for the exit.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Shopkeeper Arif Ayham’s eyes brim with tears as he sits outside his rug store and talks about leaving Hasankeyf.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2019
We can buy Mr. Shopkeeper for anything we like—for nothing at all, if we choose to be stingy.
From Basil by Collins, Wilkie
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