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

He came out to Jess Morse immediately, smiling and bowing like the suave storekeeper he was.

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The storekeeper informed Mr. Bradford and Roly that the ashes of the dead were deposited in boxes in these houses.

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Ike Martin, the storekeeper, had onions already sprouted in his little garden-patch, and he had sown some barley.

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Nothing that I see,” said the storekeeper, “except to take it comfortable here to-night, and go over with Jeff in the morning.

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Up early and to the Dock, and with the Storekeeper and other officers all the morning from one office to another.

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Related Words

• grocer