shopkeeper

noun

shop·​keep·​er ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce shopkeeper (audio)
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: storekeeper sense 2

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Paris shopkeepers have boarded up windows and bought pepper spray and tear gas. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Gendarmes stood guard Saturday beneath the Arc de Triomphe and shopkeepers boarded up storefronts across Paris. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Gendarmes stood guard beneath the Arc de Triomphe as shopkeepers boarded up storefronts across Paris. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026 Shops board up and museums close Gendarmes stood guard Saturday beneath the Arc de Triomphe and shopkeepers boarded up storefronts across Paris. — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shopkeeper

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First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopkeeper was in 1530

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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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