shopkeeper

noun

shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)

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Park’s father was among those armed shopkeepers during the unrest. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 July 2025 And, finally, Li adds depth to Grace Chow, the local shopkeeper whose desire to protect her daughter drives her to make a controversial decision that kicks off the film’s bloody third act. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 July 2025 In 2015, the death of Gray in police custody triggered a series of demonstrations that grew and intensified, culminating in unrest on the day of his funeral in which buildings and cars were torched, shopkeepers beaten, and stores and pharmacies looted. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025 As well as humanitarian workers, and migrants themselves, anyone who engages in a financial transaction with people on their journey (think taxi drivers, shopkeepers, hotel owners) could be targeted. Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shopkeeper

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First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopkeeper was in 1530

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shopkeeper

noun
shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)

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