storekeeper


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store·keep·er

 (stôr′kē′pər)
n.
1. One who keeps a retail store or shop; a shopkeeper.
2. One who is in charge of receiving or distributing stores or supplies, such as military or naval supplies.

store′keep′ing n.
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storekeeper

(ˈstɔːˌkiːpə)
n
(Commerce) a manager, owner, or keeper of a store
ˈstoreˌkeeping n
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store•keep•er

(ˈstɔrˌki pər, ˈstoʊr-)

n.
1. a person who owns or operates a store.
2. a petty officer in the U.S. Navy in charge of a supply office afloat or ashore.
[1610–20]
store′keep`ing, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.storekeeper - a merchant who owns or manages a shopstorekeeper - a merchant who owns or manages a shop
tradespeople - people engaged in trade
dry cleaner, cleaner - the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
florist - someone who grows and deals in flowers; "the florist made up an attractive bouquet"
hosier - a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear
merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade
newsagent, newsdealer, newsstand operator, newsvendor - someone who sells newspapers
tobacconist - a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles
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Translations
obchodník
butiksindehaver
kauppias
vlasnik trgovine
店主
상점 주인
lastnik prodajalne
butiksinnehavare
เจ้าของร้าน
người chủ cửa hàng

storekeeper

[ˈstɔːˌkiːpəʳ] N
1. (= warehouseman) → almacenero m
2. (US) (= shopkeeper) → tendero/a m/f
3. (Naut) → pañolero m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

storekeeper

[ˈstɔːrkiːpər] n (US)commerçant(e) m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

storekeeper

[ˈstɔːˌkiːpəʳ] n (Am) (shopkeeper) → negoziante m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

storekeeper

صَاحِبُ الـمَتْجَر obchodník butiksindehaver Ladenbesitzer καταστηματάρχης tendero kauppias commerçant vlasnik trgovine negoziante 店主 상점 주인 winkelier butikkeier sklepikarz lojista владелец магазина butiksinnehavare เจ้าของร้าน bakkal người chủ cửa hàng 店主
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References in classic literature ?
And while they sat there just simply stupefied with wonder and awe, I sort of waved my hand as if by accident, and the storekeeper's son emerged from space and said he had come to collect.
The young storekeeper's voice rose to a scream and going behind the counter he began to advance upon the two men.
"How much flour do you want?" asked the Alaska Commercial Company's storekeeper.
Bertie turned to meet one McTavish, the storekeeper, who scarcely acknowledged the introduction, such was his eagerness to present his resignation.
"What's a Hohono horror?" Bertie asked, after the storekeeper had been persuaded to remain until the end of the month.
Perkins's father had been a storekeeper, and on his death had left the goods of which he was possessed to his married daughter.
It seemed only a matter of a few minutes before Bert and Laurier and the storekeeper were examining a number of bicycles that were stowed in the hinder room of the store.
The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
They were the dwellings of two young men who were cunning in the law; an equal number of that class who chaffered to the wants of the community under the title of storekeepers; and a disciple of Aesculapius, who, for a novelty, brought more subjects into the world than he sent out of it.
Among the small storekeepers, Saxon, in the course of the daily marketing, could sense the air of despondency.
Several women of the labouring class and one or two travellers who might have been small local storekeepers made up the rest of the company, with the exception of one young man in a corner by himself.
You have manufacturers contriving tens of thousands of catchpenny devices, storekeepers displaying them, and newspapers and magazines filled up with advertisements of them!"