noun
- 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.