storekeeper
/'stɔ:,ki:pə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A merchant who owns or manages a shop: A person who is the proprietor or manager of a retail establishment where goods are sold to the public.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The friendly storekeeper helped me find the right tool.
- She became a successful storekeeper after years of hard work.
- The local storekeeper knows all of his customers by name.
Advanced Usage
- "corner storekeeper": Refers specifically to the owner of a small, often neighborhood-based convenience store.
- The corner storekeeper is an important part of the community.
- The term can imply a personal, hands-on role in a smaller business, as opposed to a corporate manager of a large chain store.
Variants and Related Words
- Shopkeeper (n): A direct synonym, more commonly used in British English.
- The shopkeeper closed the store early.
- Storekeeping (n): The activity or occupation of managing a store.
- He learned the basics of storekeeping from his father.
Synonyms
- Shop owner: A person who owns a shop.
- Retailer: A person or business that sells goods to the public.
- Tradesperson: A person engaged in retail trade.
Related Phrases
- To keep store: An older phrase meaning to manage or run a store.
- His family has kept store on this street for generations.
Noun
- a merchant who owns or manages a shop