as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
Iranian shopkeepers have warned that prices for items like basic cooking oil could triple under pressure from the collapse of the country's currency, the AP reported.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
What began a couple of weeks ago with Tehran shopkeepers has spread nationwide and hardened into anti-regime demonstrations.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Social Media/via REUTERS Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute who studies Iran, told CBS News the current round of protests were triggered in part by shopkeepers upset by Iran's weakening currency.
—CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Protests began on December 28, 2025, with Tehran shopkeepers rallying against Iran's worsening economy have spread to other cities, drawing in students as well.
—April Roach, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
What began a couple of weeks ago with Tehran shopkeepers has spread nationwide and hardened into anti-regime demonstrations.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Social Media/via REUTERS Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute who studies Iran, told CBS News the current round of protests were triggered in part by shopkeepers upset by Iran's weakening currency.
—CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Protests began on December 28, 2025, with Tehran shopkeepers rallying against Iran's worsening economy have spread to other cities, drawing in students as well.
—April Roach, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopkeeper
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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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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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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Unrest at the Tehran bazaar is particularly unsettling for officials because the shuttering of shops at the ancient marketplace and protests from the merchant class were key elements that led to the overthrow of the monarchy in 1979.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Global funds remain net sellers of shares, while heavy bond issuance continues to weigh on debt markets.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rockwood Capital was the seller of the 16-acre tech campus, which totals 289,000 square feet, according to the public documents.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Over 170 artists and vendors line the streets.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sunday’s festivities included a community yoga session on the new lawn and the Sunny Side Up Market featuring local vendors.—
Joe Cavaretta,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Buy it direct from Browne Family Vineyards’ online shop (or check their retailer locator).—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Online prediction markets also gained attention earlier this month, when an anonymous trader earned more than $463,000 by accurately predicting that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would be captured.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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This is a businessman and an authentic human being.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Janelle Ash , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The remailing program began in 1946, when the local postmaster and a businessman came up with Loveland’s stamp-collecting oddity.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopkeeper. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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