storekeeper
noun
a person who owns a store.
storekeepers
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pluralof storekeeper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Some of the storekeepers died, others left when they could no longer make a living.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2021
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
We were instructed never to reveal details of our home life to any figures of authority: teachers, social workers, cops, storekeepers, or even friends.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
