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SHOPKEEPER
shopkeeper, tradesman, storekeeper, market keeper
(noun) a merchant who owns or manages a shop
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shopkeeper (plural shopkeepers)
A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
Synonyms
• storekeeper
Source: Wiktionary
Shop"keep`er, n.
Definition: A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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