shopkeeper

noun

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

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Late one night, the heavies from the local don throw a few bricks through the window of an honest shopkeeper. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 The three-story mall with its little shops and the familiar faces of the shopkeepers was enough. Amal Murtaja, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 Witnessing the magic of shopkeepers cleaning their windows on Via del Corso at dawn will entice you to end your tour with some shopping ahead of the afternoon crowd. Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Today, bricks are flying through the windows of innocent shopkeepers in Canada—thrown by none other than the president of the United States. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shopkeeper

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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

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

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