as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
The residence of Mali’s defense minister, Sadio Camara, was heavily damaged by an explosion during the attack, a nearby shopkeeper told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
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Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 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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Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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The activity could be crucial for merchants.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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Running in a distant third was Democrat Josh Coyne, a former City Hall staffer who now helps lead a merchant organization called the Downtown San Diego Partnership.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
Noun
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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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These six cities stand out for street food vendors who make vegetarian and vegan eating easy, affordable and genuinely delicious.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The car, according to the listing, was maintained by Jaguar's Kensington branch in the 90s and then sold in February 1997 to a private vendor, just six months before Diana's death in a Paris car crash.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
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People typically use them to keep the house smelling consistently fresh, to replicate the signature scents found in hotels, spas and luxury retailers, to neutralize odors from pets, cooking or smoke, or to set a specific mood — relaxing, clean, seasonal or otherwise.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Amid a dense thicket of timber-and-metal stalls where secondhand retailers ordinarily hawked their wares, a runner of red-and-green astroturf cut a path toward a stage draped in the tricolor of the Ghanaian flag.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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When a fire tore through Kantamanto that January, devouring eight acres, or nearly 60 percent of the market’s retail-facing side, the community of 30,000 retailers, traders and vendors all but lost hope in a business model that was already buckling under fashion’s ever-quickening pace.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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JPMorgan's traders are getting nervous about the state of the current stock market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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