shopkeeper
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shopkeeper
- /ˈʃɒpkiːpə/ UK
- /ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From shop + keeper.
noun shopkeepers · shop keeper · shop-keeper
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A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
The retail trade of the borough also suffered, for the shopkeepers found it difficult to attract the occupiers of the luxurious villas fast rising on Surbiton Hill, and the shops erected near the station [in Surbiton] made the competition still more keen.
Similar: storekeeper
Translations
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noun trader who sells goods in a shop
| 日本語 | 店主 tenshu, 商人 shōnin |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 店主 diànzhǔ |
| हिन्दी | दुकानदार dukāndār, साहूकार sāhūkār, बनिया baniyā |
| Português | lojista |
| Français | détaillant, détaillante, magasinier, magasinière, boutiquier, boutiquière |
| Deutsch | Ladenbesitzer, Ladenbesitzerin, Ladeninhaber, Ladeninhaberin, Geschäftsinhaber, Geschäftsinhaberin |
| Italiano | bottegaio, bottegaia |
| Română | magaziner, magazineră, magazioner, magazioneră, buticar |
| Русский | владе́лец магази́на vladélec magazína, ла́вочник lávočnik, торго́вец torgóvec |
| עברית | בעל חנות báal khanút |
Talk about this word "shopkeeper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shopkeeper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shopkeeper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shopkeeper "shopkeeper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shopkeeper.Cite this
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title = {shopkeeper},
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