shopkeeper

noun

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

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But the strategy has backfired, and only made the shopkeepers poorer, and angrier. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 July 2025 John Hurt played the Diagon Alley shopkeeper in the films, and Anton Lesser will inherit the role for the series. Julia Moore, People.com, 14 July 2025 At a remote gas station in Nowheresville, California, shopkeeper Hiro, stranded traveler Tonya and gruff trucker Ron clash in a heated altercation. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025 String of unsolved ‘transphobic’ attacks target MacArthur Park shopkeeper. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shopkeeper

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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 30 Jul. 2025.

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shopkeeper

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

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