shopkeeper

[ shop-kee-per ]
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noun
  1. a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.

Origin of shopkeeper

1
First recorded in 1520–30; shop + keeper

Other words from shopkeeper

  • shopkeeping, noun

Words Nearby shopkeeper

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British Dictionary definitions for shopkeeper

shopkeeper

/ (ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə) /


noun
  1. a person who owns or manages a shop or small store

Derived forms of shopkeeper

  • shopkeeping, noun

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