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shopkeeper

noun as in merchant

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Delicious fresh fruits, vegetables and fish are all available from my local shopkeepers.

They say the time taken reduces shopkeepers' faith in the justice system - making them feel there's no point in reporting crimes.

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The shopkeeper was shot three times on 28 September as he locked up the family business at night.

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The shopkeeper, who went by the name Surchi, assured our journalist that "you don't need anything" to own and run a mini-mart as an asylum seeker.

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The sale and purchase of calcium carbide is regulated in India, but farmers and shopkeepers often use it to artificially ripen fruit.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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