shopkeeper
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of shopkeeper
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In the bustling streets of the ancient Mughal city of Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, 49-year-old shopkeeper Aftab Ahmed is looking for solar panels to install at his home.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Ali, a 31-year-old shopkeeper who was injured during protests in January, said he worries about the possibility of instability or internal conflict.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Lamin Kongira said he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out shouting "fire, fire".
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Pakistani shopkeeper Ehsanullah Himmat, 21, had travelled to the southern Afghan city of Kandahar with his family to attend a relative's wedding, but "now we cannot go back to our home", he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026
A man lumbers into the shop—it’s the shopkeeper come from his house across the street.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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