shopkeeper

noun

shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for shopkeeper

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopkeeper was in 1530

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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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shopkeeper

noun
shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)

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