storekeeper
pronunciation
How to pronounce storekeeper in British English:
UK [ˈstɔ:ki:pə(r)]
How to pronounce storekeeper in American English:
US [ˈstɔrkipə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a merchant who owns or manages a shop
Word Origin
- storekeeper (n.)
- 1610s, from store (n.) + keeper.
Example
- 1. Sometimes a busy storekeeper might try to guess how much material to cut off .
- 2. She bargained with the storekeeper for a blanket .
- 3. After his store burned , the storekeeper became a bankrupt .
- 4. As a young man , he was a storekeeper .
- 5. It was in that very place that the storekeeper sat down .