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storekeeper

noun

as in shopkeeper

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Recent Examples of storekeeper In Sejong, a city in the country’s central region, a storekeeper who was checking for rain damage to his shop was killed when a landslide hit, according to the government. —

Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 15 July 2023 Rita portrayed George's wife Carolyn, a storekeeper at Doan's Crossing who later befriends James' wife Margaret (Faith Hill). —

Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 July 2023 Three men died in the attack – the Pany’s storekeeper First Class Charles Lee Ensminger, Standard Oil tanker captain Carl H. Carlson and Italian reporter Sandro Sandri – with coxswain Edgar C. Hulsebus dying later that night. —

Brad Lendon, CNN, 26 May 2023 In the novel’s backstory, Salim has set off alone by car, determined to uproot himself from the stultifying traditions of his own community, long established on the continent’s east coast, and to build a new life as a storekeeper in the distant interior in the city at the bend of a great river. —

Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for storekeeper

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In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Kate Feiffer, a children’s book author who collaborated with him; Halley Feiffer, a playwright and actress; Julie Feiffer, a landscaper and shopkeeper in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; and two granddaughters.

— Andy Webster, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, the group of volunteers canvassed the neighborhood where Bryan was last seen, taping up posters, handing out fliers and talking to shopkeepers and passersby.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024