A shopkeeper is an individual who owns a shop. Generally, shop employees are not shopkeepers, but are often incorrectly referred to as shopkeepers. Today, a shopkeeper is usually referred to as a
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shopkeeper — shop‧keep‧er [ˈʆɒpˌkiːpə ǁ ˈʆɑːpˌkiːpər] noun [countable] especially BrE COMMERCE someone who owns or is in charge of a small shop; = storekeeper AmE: • Many shopkeepers are facing bankruptcy in the latest recession. * * * shopkeeper UK US… … Financial and business terms
Shopkeeper — Shop keep er, n. A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; in distinction from one who sells by wholesale. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shopkeeper — index dealer, merchant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shopkeeper — [n] merchant businessperson, dealer, entrepreneur, proprietor, retailer, salesperson, seller, storekeeper, store owner, vendor, wholesaler; concept 347 … New thesaurus
shopkeeper — ► NOUN ▪ the owner and manager of a shop … English terms dictionary
shopkeeper — [shäp′kēp΄ər] n. a person who owns or operates a shop, or small store shopkeeping n … English World dictionary
shopkeeper */ — UK [ˈʃɒpˌkiːpə(r)] / US [ˈʃɑpˌkɪpər] noun [countable] Word forms shopkeeper : singular shopkeeper plural shopkeepers someone who owns or manages a shop … English dictionary
shopkeeper — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ small ▪ an organization set up to help small shopkeepers ▪ independent ▪ local, small town (AmE), village (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
shopkeeper — [[t]ʃɒ̱pkiːpə(r)[/t]] shopkeepers N COUNT A shopkeeper is a person who owns or manages a small shop. [BRIT] (in AM, use , merchant) … English dictionary
Shopkeeper's privilege — In many jurisdictions of the United States, the courts recognize a common law shopkeeper s privilege, under which a shopkeeper is allowed to detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable period of time, so long as he has cause… … Wikipedia
