Shopkeeper definition

shŏpkēpər
shopkeepers
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A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
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A person who owns or operates a shop, or small store.
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One who owns or manages a shop.
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Noun

Singular:
shopkeeper
Plural:
shopkeepers

Shopkeeper Sentence Examples

  • The shopkeeper met them at the door with a smile.

  • The shopkeeper stood astounded, holding the two suits.

  • His father was a small shopkeeper in that town.

  • Some manufacturers now go to the shopkeeper, and this has made it difficult for the merchant with a limited capital and therefore a limited assortment to survive.

  • The shopkeeper and Claudia both looked at him quizzically, wondering how a man, so obviously a clotheshorse, did not know his suit size.

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