as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
There is the Basilica of Saint Mary of Minerva, and children playing ball, shopkeepers chatting on the doorstep of their stores, flushed tourists dragging their suitcases all around.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Mbesa, the shopkeeper in Mathare, was connected to electricity in 2021 under the Last Mile Connectivity Project.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
His father was a shopkeeper, and the family was not wealthy, Ghalibaf wrote in a lengthy autobiography on his official website.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of the shopkeepers my family relied on every week were either Tamil or Muslim.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Mbesa, the shopkeeper in Mathare, was connected to electricity in 2021 under the Last Mile Connectivity Project.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
His father was a shopkeeper, and the family was not wealthy, Ghalibaf wrote in a lengthy autobiography on his official website.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of the shopkeepers my family relied on every week were either Tamil or Muslim.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopkeeper
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But his role went far beyond storekeeper, Hassane said.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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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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After cementing a consecutive MVP season as a three-level scorer, playmaker, and yes, free-throw merchant, Gilgeous Alexander looked remarkably ineffective against the Spurs.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Participating merchants generally must fill out a refund document, and will need the traveler’s passport (or, sometimes, a photo of the passport) to do so, Steves wrote.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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Long-term holders — defined as those who have held onto their coins for at least 155 days, or about five months — were largely inactive from February to April but have turned into sellers in recent weeks, Compass Point analyst Ed Engel said in a note Tuesday.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Stacks of pancakes and with sausage, bacon or livermush are also top sellers.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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That suggests the business, which has already shown significant improvement as vendors resumed shipping goods, will be on a much firmer footing once the reorganization is finally completed.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Customer choice Even with Anthropic jumping out to a big lead and OpenAI racing to catch up, users of coding tools are regularly experimenting with multiple options, and there’s very little vendor lock-in.—
Jennifer Elias,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Bricks-and-mortar retailers that moved online faced a similar shock when digital-native competitors such as Amazon built their entire operation around e-commerce.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The group said the study doesn’t account for the expenses to retailers of using cash, including the cost of cash pickups and bank charges, or the benefits of credit cards, such as protections against fraud and faster transaction times.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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In crypto markets, it is often expressed through perpetual futures, or perps, which allow traders to take directional positions with deeper liquidity.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The price of oil has taken a step down over the last couple of weeks, to below $100 a barrel, which would imply that traders think the end is in sight.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Zach Lahn, a businessman and farmer, narrowly defeated Representative Randy Feenstra in the Republican primary, delivering one of the most significant setbacks to Trump’s political operation since his return to office.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Republican businessman Toby Doeden has advanced to a runoff in the South Dakota governor’s race.—
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopkeeper. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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