Definition of shopkeeper
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Ibrahim Halil Yildiz, a member of parliament from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), was touring the predominantly Kurdish town of Suruc in southeast Turkey when a fight broke out between his entourage and shopkeepers, the BBC reports.
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Holowaty, the son of a homemaker and shopkeeper from Mohawk, N.Y., and Jan met in 1964 as UConn freshmen, Bill a basketball player, Jan a cheerleader.
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In interviews in Lahore, newspaper sellers and shopkeepers said that military and intelligence officers had instructed them, sometimes politely but other times with force, to stop stocking Dawn.
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Relax and enjoy the cacophony of sounds and myriad of colors and scents as the local shopkeepers and hawkers offer their wares.
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Qatar directed shopkeepers to clear their stores of contraband goods from Saudi Arabia and other neighboring countries, the latest salvo in the economic battle among former Middle East allies that shows no signs of easing.
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The Levis were previously owned by Solomon Warner, a shopkeeper from what is now Arizona.
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Fernando Gallo, a 56-year-old shopkeeper, said the political elite are using Venezuela as a boogeyman to undermine the former mayor.
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The shopkeeper who chatted with the girls was shot and killed near his home, reportedly after trying to mediate some dispute.
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First Known Use of shopkeeper
1530
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: someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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