shopkeeper

noun

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

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Many access the internet only on devices controlled by someone else: a husband, a father, or a shopkeeper. Trickleup, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 The star of its revues is Sally Bowles, whose complicated relationship with Bradshaw blooms alongside that of his landlady and a neighboring shopkeeper. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025 In essence, all this accomplishes is to enable some devious shopkeepers to charge their fellow Jews even more money in these challenging times for adhering to dietary laws. Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025 Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with authorities for fear of being arrested or possibly deported. Arkansas Online, 9 June 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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shopkeeper

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

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