Dictionary.com
definitions

storekeeper

[stawr-kee-per, stohr-]
|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR storekeeper ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who owns a store.
a person who has charge of or operates a store or stores.
U.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of a supply office afloat or ashore.

Origin of storekeeper

First recorded in 1610–20; store + keeper
Related formsstore·keep·ing, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for storekeeper

grocer, merchant, vendor, seller, entrepreneur, proprietor, businessperson, salesperson, dealer, retailer, wholesaler

Examples from the Web for storekeeper

Historical Examples of storekeeper

  • The business man was merchant, manufacturer, and storekeeper.

  • It was the moment they had gone that the storekeeper turned on his friend.

  • Joan had no reason to inquire his opinion of the storekeeper.

    The Golden Woman

    Ridgwell Cullum

  • But wait, I have a cigarro which the storekeeper gave me when I––No?

    Hidden Water

    Dane Coolidge

  • The storekeeper looked at him gratefully and then lowered his eyes again.

    The Plunderer

    Roy Norton

British Dictionary definitions for storekeeper

storekeeper

noun

a manager, owner, or keeper of a store
Derived Formsstorekeeping, noun
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