1. a person who owns or manages a small retail store

Examples

• The shopkeeper greeted every customer with a warm smile.
• Local shopkeepers are struggling to compete with large chain stores.
• She became a shopkeeper after inheriting her father’s grocery store.
• The shopkeeper carefully arranged the new merchandise in the window display.
• Many shopkeepers in the neighborhood know their regular customers by name.
• The shopkeeper locked up the store at closing time.
• Small shopkeepers often work long hours to keep their businesses running.