shopkeeper

noun

shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər 

: storekeeper sense 2

Examples of shopkeeper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Video on social media showed distressed shopkeepers begging young men to stop stealing their inventory—and those young men pushing them aside to grab shoes and food from their shelves. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

With no police in sight, Sanaa and other shopkeepers who were targeted along the Rue Étienne Marcel watched as small groups of looters used mobile phones to tip each other off to the cops’ whereabouts, handily winning the cat-and-mouse chase. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Authorities sent emergency text messages advising shopkeepers to close due to rioting. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

The shopkeeper’s brusque response would no doubt be repeated over and over again. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shopkeeper

• beekeeper
• bookkeeper
• doorkeeper
• gamekeeper
• gatekeeper
• goalkeeper
• housekeeper
• innkeeper
• minesweeper
• peacekeeper
• storekeeper
• timekeeper

Kids Definition

shopkeeper

noun

shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər 

: storekeeper sense 2