Thesaurus results for SHOPKEEPERS

shopkeepers

noun

plural of shopkeeper

as in merchants

someone who owns or manages a shop or store

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Recent Examples of shopkeepers This convergence of people drew other economic activity, creating niches for shopkeepers, doctors, and lawyers. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026 Additionally, the past few years have not been easy for many brick-and-mortar shops as business has pivoted toward online shopping and rapid-delivery services, and some shopkeepers oppose the incursion of the parklets into their storefronts and street parking. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 Many were hardware merchants, shopkeepers, even doctors who had bought an early automobile to make house calls and decided to try selling a few more on the side, taking a good horse for $100 trade-in value and moving a couple of Fords a year. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 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 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 Protests broke out first in Tehran’s bazaars, as merchants and shopkeepers took to the streets in anger. — Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026 On my most recent trip, the stalls’ shopkeepers—a new mother and an older woman sitting under an umbrella in the beating sun—were happy to discuss the migrant problem. — Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Major hotels, restaurants, and retailers often accept cards without issue, but smaller merchants, local vendors, transportation providers, and neighborhood businesses may still prefer local cash.

— TD Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass.

— Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchants

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Walmart, Target and other retailers have been pushing discounts for the fall season, seeking to lure inflation-weary shoppers.

— Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Harkening back to behaviors panned during the Covid-19 pandemic, brands and retailers stopped orders mid-production.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of retailers

Noun

In previous years, the vast majority the top 10 sellers in Monterey were models from the 1950s or '60s.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
There is also a geographical shift underway, with Christie’s seeing fewer buyers based in Europe, even as many of its sellers remain European.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sellers

Noun

Couples who have a specific caterer in mind may need to shop around for a venue that will allow outside vendors.

— Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Artists, artisans, and food vendors, demonstrations of live combat styles including German longsword, fencing, and pirate swashbuckling, activities such as Squires’ spot with mermaids, games, and family entertainment.

— Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of vendors

Noun

Oil prices and government borrowing costs climbed higher on Tuesday as traders’ hopes of a swift resolution to the US-Iran conflict fade.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Similar bouts of traders closing short positions in early June and early July initially pushed prices higher before the gains eventually faded.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of traders

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The three are ambitious young entrepreneurs on the rise, determined to make their mark on the streets of New York City.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
But once supported by digital tools and industry guidance, entrepreneurs can simplify this data and cut through the noise.

— Kate Hayward, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrepreneurs

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The weapons dealers responsible for the cacophony on the lakefront of thundering jets have been gifted in the billions of tax dollars for the research and development of these weapons of mass destruction.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Since May, a series of law enforcement operations have taken place at the park, beginning with federal and LAPD officers arresting fentanyl and methamphetamine street dealers around the perimeter of the park.

— Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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