shop·keep·er

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

Origin:
1520–30; shop + keeper

shop·keep·ing, noun
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shopkeeper (ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who owns or manages a shop or small store
 
'shopkeeping
 
n

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Shopkeeper is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example sentences
If the shopkeeper gives you a product that is packed or wrapped suspiciously,
  don't buy it.
Then the wolf went away to a shopkeeper and bought himself a great lump of
  chalk, ate this and made his voice soft with it.
In a shopkeeper unit, the owner of a retail business could live above the shop.
Her father's shopkeeper's salary does not cover the family's expenses.
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