Storekeeper Meaning
/stˈɔˌrkipər/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
nounOne who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind.
Sentence Examples
The robber hurried the storekeeper to open the safe.
The storekeeper, Tom Jackson, is a querulous man.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The person who runs the shop is called a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The friendly ____ knew all the regular customers by name and always had a kind word for everyone.
Word Origin & History
From store + keeper.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The person who runs the shop is called a ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The friendly ____ knew all the regular customers by name and always had a kind word for everyone.