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storekeeper

American  
[stawr-kee-per, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌki pər, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

  • storekeepers
    plural
  1. a person who owns a store.

  2. a person who has charge of or operates a store or stores.

  3. U.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of a supply office afloat or ashore.


storekeeper British  
/ ˈstɔːˌkiːpə /

noun

  1. a manager, owner, or keeper of a store

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of storekeeper

First recorded in 1610–20; store + keeper

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The mood was similar on the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs - a stronghold of Hezbollah, also known as Dahieh - with a storekeeper expressing doubts about the agreement.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

But his role went far beyond storekeeper, Hassane said.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

According to the investigation, a Malaysian man served as storekeeper and assistant chemist, with two other locals acting as his trusted aides.

From Barron's Dec. 20, 2025

Ani grew up in Enugu, the second of five children born to a schoolteacher and a storekeeper who sold stationery and gift cards at a market stall.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2023

I showed off a little and used my basic Arabic to thank the storekeeper when we were done.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

According to the Etemad newspaper, one trader who did not give his name, complained that officials had offered no support to storekeepers battling soaring import costs.

From Barron's Dec. 30, 2025

She pressured storekeepers to donate additional groceries for the needy, lest she step onto the street and publicly denounce them as “thieving gougers of widows and orphans.”

From Slate Sep. 7, 2021

And these workers in turn needed schoolteachers, storekeepers and doctors.

From New York Times May 25, 2021

Sharecropping left most African Americans impoverished and dependent on white landlords and storekeepers, and trapped large portions of the rural South in a seemingly hopeless cycle of poverty.

From Textbooks Jan. 18, 2018

Some storekeepers locked their doors against them but most of them had something for the children.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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