The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
shopman (plural shopmen)
The proprietor, manager, or operator of a small store.
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Source: Wiktionary
Shop"man, n.; pl. Shopmen (.
1. A shopkeeper; a retailer. Dryden.
2. One who serves in a shop; a salesman.
3. One who works in a shop or a factory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.