storekeeper

CEFRB1

/stˈɔˌrkipər/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who owns or manages a store.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any unsaleable item.

Examples

  • The robber hurried the storekeeper to open the safe.

  • The storekeeper, Tom Jackson, is a querulous man.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind.

  2. One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.

More examples

In context

  • a naval storekeeper

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From store + keeper.