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storekeeper

[stawr-kee-per, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌki pər, ˈstoʊr- /


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According to the investigation, a Malaysian man served as storekeeper and assistant chemist, with two other locals acting as his trusted aides.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

In Ghana he worked as a petrol pump attendant and a storekeeper.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024

Brown is a storekeeper for the city of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

Ani grew up in Enugu, the second of five children born to a schoolteacher and a storekeeper who sold stationery and gift cards at a market stall.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

I showed off a little and used my basic Arabic to thank the storekeeper when we were done.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

According to the Etemad newspaper, one trader who did not give his name, complained that officials had offered no support to storekeepers battling soaring import costs.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

Some of the storekeepers died, others left when they could no longer make a living.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2021

She pressured storekeepers to donate additional groceries for the needy, lest she step onto the street and publicly denounce them as “thieving gougers of widows and orphans.”

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021

As landowners opened stores and storekeepers bought farmland, moreover, the landlord and merchant might become the same person.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

We were instructed never to reveal details of our home life to any figures of authority: teachers, social workers, cops, storekeepers, or even friends.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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