as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
Most worked as artisans and shopkeepers, and a handful became quite wealthy through trade and real estate.
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Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
But the strategy has backfired, and only made the shopkeepers poorer, and angrier.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
John Hurt played the Diagon Alley shopkeeper in the films, and Anton Lesser will inherit the role for the series.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 14 July 2025
At a remote gas station in Nowheresville, California, shopkeeper Hiro, stranded traveler Tonya and gruff trucker Ron clash in a heated altercation.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
But the strategy has backfired, and only made the shopkeepers poorer, and angrier.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
John Hurt played the Diagon Alley shopkeeper in the films, and Anton Lesser will inherit the role for the series.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 14 July 2025
At a remote gas station in Nowheresville, California, shopkeeper Hiro, stranded traveler Tonya and gruff trucker Ron clash in a heated altercation.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for shopkeeper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopkeeper
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In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Although competition among storekeepers can be fierce, Mateo sees U.B.A. as a marketplace of ideas.—
H. C. Wilentz,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Available merchants Affirm has more than 245,000 merchants, including Amazon, Peloton, Adidas and Target.—
Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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The streets belonged as much to students, feminists, merchants, liberals, and industrial workers as to clerics.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that the raw milk producer and seller are liable because the product contained Campylobacter and E. coli and failed to give adequate warnings of the product’s dangers.—
Mark Harper,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Owner and El Centro local Ernie Quintero serves craft beers from his brewery in neighboring Imperial, but his best seller is his Jamaica Fuerte, a hard hibiscus tea served like an agua fresca.—
Jen Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Entertainment spans across four stages, more than 250 vendors line the streets and, of course, there’s food, drink and drag.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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For instance, in accounts payable, bots now ingest and reconcile invoices, while finance staff step in only for anomalies or policy exceptions—freeing up time for vendor negotiations and strategic planning.—
Dutt Kalluri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The bitcoin price, which has doubled since this time last year, fell by 5% as traders brace for a September shock following U.S. president Donald Trump dropping a $12.2 trillion bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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As villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes, the calf is sold to cattle traders and begins a journey from Armenia through Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, crossing ever-shifting borders and communities in flux.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Benn, 59 at the time of his disappearance, was a businessman and owner of the St. Cloud Appliance Repair Service whose wife had died the year before, the St. Cloud Daily Times reported.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Durnan, a 60-year-old businessman said to be an investor in Nolan's East x East brand, has owned a number of large pleasure boats and yachts over the years, public records show.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopkeeper. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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