as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
In a 250-year-old Edo-period building, shopkeeper Akihiko Matsubara pours me a cup of green tea and tells me he’s run the Tateba Tea House for 13 years.
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Haley Harrison, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, some remaining shopkeepers are grumbling about the vacancies.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
With a nudge first from Nell and then more forcefully from Herb, that means acknowledging his attraction to the shopkeeper Amanda, and maybe even acting on it.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The various characters intersect at the shop run by the very mysterious shopkeeper played by Ju Ji-hoon.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Haley Harrison, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, some remaining shopkeepers are grumbling about the vacancies.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
With a nudge first from Nell and then more forcefully from Herb, that means acknowledging his attraction to the shopkeeper Amanda, and maybe even acting on it.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The various characters intersect at the shop run by the very mysterious shopkeeper played by Ju Ji-hoon.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopkeeper
Noun
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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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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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The American military sees the civilian merchant fleet and shipbuilding industry as strategic assets in wartime.—
Caleb Petitt,
National Review,
30 May 2025
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Reasonable Existing Debt Got stacked high-interest loans or merchant cash advances?—
Matthew Meehan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Two councilmen have a bill requiring licenses for ticket sellers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Walcott turned away from the fruit seller and looked at the sea, and the woman turned away from him.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Cyber attacks can now exploit third-party vendors, cloud misconfigurations or even supply chain dependencies.—
David Wagner,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The latest Harvard directive will be delivered Tuesday in a letter that also will order government agencies to look for new vendors for the federal funds, the officials said.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
Noun
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But with Musk bolstering his commitment to leading Tesla, Ives said traders can now shift their focus to the company’s role in what the analyst called the artificial intelligence revolution.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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This is per the equity's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 29% that ranks in the 20th percentile of its annual range, meaning options traders are pricing in low volatility expectations at the moment.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Phil Robertson — the star of the popular A&E reality television series Duck Dynasty, a professional hunter and businessman — has died at the age of 79, his son and daughter-in-law announced on social media today.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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The Apprentice transformed him from a struggling businessman into a household brand, selling America a fantasy of boardroom power while his real-world empire teetered.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopkeeper. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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