storekeeper
One who runs a shop, either the owner or managerOne who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
» The robber hurried the storekeeper to open the safe.
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3 sensesOne who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
Ladenbesitzer, Krämer
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind.
a naval storekeeper
(US, colloquial, dated)Any unsaleable item.
Examples
2 sentencesThe robber hurried the storekeeper to open the safe.
The storekeeper, Tom Jackson, is a querulous man.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From store + keeper.From store + keeper.
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Forms
plural: storekeepers| Singular | storekeeper |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a merchant who owns or manages a shop:shopkeepermarket keeper
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.