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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23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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