as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
Mbesa, the shopkeeper in Mathare, was connected to electricity in 2021 under the Last Mile Connectivity Project.
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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
Known as the January protests, Iranian shopkeepers, university students and other civilians took to the streets demanding for change.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
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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
Known as the January protests, Iranian shopkeepers, university students and other civilians took to the streets demanding for change.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 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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Outside the realm of dedicated wine investment companies such as Winecap, specialty wine merchants are cautious when advising clients on the investment potential of their purchases.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
10 May 2026
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That’s what a company made up of merchants does.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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That includes face-value pricing for games, where the more enticing games are more expensive, and FIFA’s official secondary market, which takes a 15% fee from the seller and a 15% fee on the buyer.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2026
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The expansion will also enable more than 16,000 farmers to take their produce directly to customers through sellers on the online marketplace.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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Atrium Health is notifying several thousand Charlotte-area patients about a data breach involving third-party vendor Cerner Health, with roughly 4,035 North Carolinians affected and exposed information potentially including names, medical records and Social Security numbers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Attendees will find a health expo with local wellness vendors before the walk and join in a colorful opening ceremony.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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But the retailer’s board on Monday pulled back the curtain a little more on its long engagement with Blundy, who once tried to buy the business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Howard Lutnick questioned by House Oversight panel For retailers such as REI and VF Corp — whose brands include The North Face and Timberland — that means more customers coming to their stores to buy camping gear, helmets or hiking boots.—
Garrett Downs,Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Alphabet, increasingly seen by traders as an artificial intelligence winner, briefly topped Nvidia's market cap in extended trading last week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Retail traders have caught on and piled into the rally at the highest level in a year that same week, per JPMorgan.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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More than a year later, Fúnez was arrested with two others, businessman Héctor Eduardo Méndez and Juan Ángel Ramos Gallegos, whom prosecutors accused of criminal association to the detriment of other fundamental rights.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Hurley was married to businessman Arun Nayar from 2007 to 2011.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopkeeper. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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