shopkeeper

noun

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

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Chaos akin to that of a Wall Street trading floor reigns in the crammed shop, where the shopkeepers yell prices across the store to buyers and security guards (the store employs four) keep the crowd moving. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024 In the hours before the march, Palestinian shopkeepers closed early, shuttering their stores as groups of Israeli teen boys harassed and taunted them. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 June 2024 Of the events, the shopkeepers at the edge of what is now Stuyvesant Town were entirely unaware. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 Taylor Luck Feeling alone, local officials search for homegrown solutions Mohammed, the shopkeeper, has tried to help the situation. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shopkeeper 

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Nov. 2024.

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shopkeeper

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

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