shopkeeper

noun

shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)

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These may hold the key to making the season merry for the nation's busy shopkeepers. Joe Arrage, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Katie Hyatt is the shopkeeper and owner of the online antiques boutique Saint Signora. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024 Watch on Deadline Ju Ji-hoon (Kingdom, The Spy Gone North), who plays shopkeeper Jung Won-young, said that finding the right tone for his seemingly aloof, brooding character was the key challenge for him while filming Light Shop. Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024 Factory employees did not stage strikes, merchants and shopkeepers did not disrupt distribution networks, and workers did not block the production and export of oil. Haleh Esfandiari, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017 See all Example Sentences for shopkeeper 

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopkeeper was in 1530

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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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shopkeeper

noun
shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)

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