Definition

1. 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

1. a merchant who owns or manages a shop