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shopkeeper Definition

shop·keeper (s̸häpkēp′ər)

noun

a person who owns or operates a shop, or small store

shopkeeper Related Forms
shop·keep′·ing noun
shopkeeper Synonyms

shopkeeper

n.

shopkeeper Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ask: Thirdly, ask the shopkeeper or ring up the manufacturer.
  • tell: So far as I can tell, shopkeepers are more reluctant nowadays to sell cigarettes to children.
  • say: All the really useful stuff, " said the shopkeeper.
  • help: This will help shopkeepers know the law and their responsibilities, and assist them with staff training.
  • include: Officials say those freed are ordinary tribesmen, including shopkeepers and taxi drivers - not hardcore fighters.
  • think: LEADER: What do you think the shopkeeper meant to tell customers?

Adjective modifier

  • Asian: The Asian shopkeeper whom he abused stated that there was a racist comment made.
  • local: Find local shopkeepers who will display posters of the event.
  • small: The second of these stories concerns a small shopkeeper in Mexico City.
  • friendly: Little shops with friendly shopkeepers sell a variety of Moroccan handicrafts.
  • independent: The petition was organized by the Tobacco Alliance, on behalf of independent shopkeepers across the country.

Modifies a noun

  • agent: For each shop there is a shopkeeper agent who offers for sale the products available in that cell.
  • etc: Visit the local high street and collect data about traffic issues [ e.g. volume of traffic, parking problems, needs of shopkeepers etc.
  • cannot: But in some areas they are closing because shopkeepers cannot afford proper security.

Noun used with modifier

  • corner: This may be the café owner, the corner shopkeeper or park keeper.
  • village: He spent 10 years as a village shopkeeper, so he knows the territory.
  • day: Every day shopkeepers turn up asking for the money they are owed.

Possessives

  • wife: The old lady kept so still and silent that the shopkeeper's wife was surprised.

Preposition: in

  • town: His father was a small shopkeeper in that town.