as in storekeeper
someone who owns or manages a shop or store
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Recent Examples of shopkeeper
Factory employees did not stage strikes, merchants and shopkeepers did not disrupt distribution networks, and workers did not block the production and export of oil.
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Haleh Esfandiari, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
Chaos akin to that of a Wall Street trading floor reigns in the crammed shop, where the shopkeepers yell prices across the store to buyers and security guards (the store employs four) keep the crowd moving.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
In the hours before the march, Palestinian shopkeepers closed early, shuttering their stores as groups of Israeli teen boys harassed and taunted them.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 June 2024
Of the events, the shopkeepers at the edge of what is now Stuyvesant Town were entirely unaware.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Haleh Esfandiari, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
Chaos akin to that of a Wall Street trading floor reigns in the crammed shop, where the shopkeepers yell prices across the store to buyers and security guards (the store employs four) keep the crowd moving.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
In the hours before the march, Palestinian shopkeepers closed early, shuttering their stores as groups of Israeli teen boys harassed and taunted them.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 June 2024
Of the events, the shopkeepers at the edge of what is now Stuyvesant Town were entirely unaware.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shopkeeper
Noun
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Retail theft rose, and many storekeepers stopped calling police.—
Teri Figueroa,
The Mercury News,
19 Dec. 2024
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Playwright, screenwriter and actor Ins Choi takes the starring role as storekeeper and patriarch Mr Kim (Appa), with Namju Go as Umma, Jennifer Kim playing Appa and Umma’s daughter Janet, Edward Wu as their son Jung, and Miles Mitchell playing Mr Lee, Mike, Alex and Janet’s love interest Alex.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
24 Sep. 2024
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To further secure financial transactions, a third-party merchant handles card processing, while AWS manages physical security under the SOC3 assessment.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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One black market customer is a 33-year-old single mother of three children, who had just purchased a dozen pieces from a roadside seller at a markup of 16 cents — paying 47 cents in total.—
Mirna Alrached,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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One of the platform’s centerpiece features is a deposit and escrow service, connecting buyers and sellers to help facilitate their transactions.—
Matt Burgess,
WIRED,
14 Jan. 2025
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Another vendor will be Burn Boot Camp Poway, at 14767 Pomerado Road.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Case in point — an entryway passage with checkerboard walls, which resemble Uma Wang’s signature print, was created by Danilo, a local vendor that was responsible for renovating Prada Rong Zhai.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
15 Jan. 2025
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Friday’s jobs report means traders see it as a near certainty that the Fed will not cut interest rates at its next meeting later this month.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Since September, traders have dialed back their expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump won the presidential election with a platform that calls for higher tariffs across the board.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
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Johnson is a member of an ownership group headed by businessman Josh Harris that purchased the Commanders for $6.05 billion during the summer of 2023.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Rodney Barreto, a Miami businessman who chairs the FWC commissioner, wrote in an email to the Herald last year that officers pursued all legal options to collect evidence.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopkeeper. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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