Shopkeeper Meaning
/ˈʃɒpkiːpə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
Sentence Examples
"Are you being attended to?" asked the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper urged me to buy it.
The shopkeeper let this cloth go for almost nothing.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The helpful ____ showed me where the bread was in his store.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The friendly ____ greeted every customer by name and always had a story to share about the neighborhood.
Word Origin & History
From shop + keeper.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The retail trade of the borough also suffered, for the shopkeepers found it difficult to attract the occupiers of the luxurious villas fast rising on Surbiton Hill, and the shops erected near the station [in Surbiton] made the competition still more keen."
— 1958 July 26, J. Spencer Gilks, “Railway Development at Kingston-upon-Thames—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 449:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The helpful ____ showed me where the bread was in his store.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The friendly ____ greeted every customer by name and always had a story to share about the neighborhood.