shopkeeper
noun
a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
shopkeeping
-
a word derived from
shopkeeper.
Example Sentences
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It was in this spirit that she asked the store’s previous owner, Roger Page, if his enthusiasm for shopkeeping might be waning in 2015.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
What is really surprising is how well realized the shopkeeping component is, though.
From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022
To his shopkeeping friend who can’t wait to bolt to Europe, there’s no future of any kind in Gaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Partly their differences were regional, the merchant and shopkeeping economy of Philadelphia vs. the plantation economy of Virginia.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
There has always been a thrifty shopkeeping and artisan class, which may be called their middle lower class.
From Looking Seaward Again by Walter Runciman
