storekeeper

[ stawr-kee-per, stohr- ]

noun

1. a person who owns a store.
2. a person who has charge of or operates a store or stores.
3. U.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of a supply office afloat or ashore.

storekeeper

/ ˈstɔːˌkiːpə /

noun

1. a manager, owner, or keeper of a store

Derived Forms

• ˈstoreˌkeeping, noun

Other Words From

• storekeeping noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of storekeeper¹

First recorded in 1610–20; store + keeper

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Brown is a storekeeper for the city of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

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

A poor Black teenage girl is shot by a middle-class Korean storekeeper; a wealthy judge rejects a prison sentence for manslaughter.

From Los Angeles Times

"Many winning customers were in disbelief at first," said storekeeper Wim Van Broekhoven who was as stunned as his wife when they heard the winning numbers.

From Reuters

Related Words

• grocer