shopkeeper

noun

shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)
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Protests broke out first in Tehran’s bazaars, as merchants and shopkeepers took to the streets in anger. Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026 The speech invoked a Václav Havel essay about the hollowness of Communist ideology, embodied by the revolutionary slogans in shopkeepers’ windows that nobody actually believed. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026 On my most recent trip, the stalls’ shopkeepers—a new mother and an older woman sitting under an umbrella in the beating sun—were happy to discuss the migrant problem. Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 On the contrary, shopkeepers are getting squeezed — even if hotels and restaurants are packed and cashing in. ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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shopkeeper

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

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