as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
Hadis, a shopkeeper visiting the bazaar to buy supplies, says nothing the government does now can restore trust following January’s violent crackdown.
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Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
And because every shopkeeper on every street does the same, the system persists.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Frank Cady played Sam Drucker, a shopkeeper who was a regular on both Green Acres and Petticoat Junction.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
On January 8th, the twelfth day of mass protests in Iran, which began when shopkeepers, responding to runaway inflation, closed Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, the Iranian government shut down public access to the internet, further shrouding an already largely closed society.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
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Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
And because every shopkeeper on every street does the same, the system persists.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Frank Cady played Sam Drucker, a shopkeeper who was a regular on both Green Acres and Petticoat Junction.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
On January 8th, the twelfth day of mass protests in Iran, which began when shopkeepers, responding to runaway inflation, closed Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, the Iranian government shut down public access to the internet, further shrouding an already largely closed society.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 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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Valparaíso colorful houses and civic buildings reflect the diversity of its residents—an international mix of merchants and sailors has occupied the town for hundreds of years.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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But guilds of merchants in places like Venice or banking commissions in states like Minnesota eventually set uniform regulations.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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The seller is the Delaware limited liability company Proctor 745 Investment LLC, which quietly bought the property for $38 million in May 2024.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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For many sellers, the motivation is practical rather than speculative.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Home to 710 stores and vendors, mostly Somali retailers serving Somali patrons, the mall was plastered with anti-ICE posters due to daily raids, according to Sabri.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to procurement documents, officials determined that awarding the contract to any vendor other than Boeing would cause delays.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Home to 710 stores and vendors, mostly Somali retailers serving Somali patrons, the mall was plastered with anti-ICE posters due to daily raids, according to Sabri.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Amazon just released a bunch of new matching sets that are sure to be a hit come springtime, and most of them are discounted during the retailer’s Presidents Day Sale.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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With the prospect of dollar assets paying less interest in the future, traders are staying away.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Rather, platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi allow traders to buy and sell contracts among themselves, with the companies collecting a small fee on each trade.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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The footage showed the leader wearing a hooded top while arriving at a restaurant owned by the businessman late at night in December, and sunglasses when entering a Chinese goods store in early January.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Neon previously explored a sale in 2022, but a deal with investor Steven Rales, the businessman behind the production company Indian Paintbrush, failed to materialize.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopkeeper. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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