"storekeeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: storekeepers [plural]
Etymology: store + keeper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|store|keeper}} store + keeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} storekeeper (plural storekeepers)
  1. One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager. Categories (topical): Occupations Translations (person who runs a shop): σκευοφύλαξ (skeuophúlax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), দোকানদার (dōkanodar) (Bengali), তহরি (tohori) (Bengali), দোকানী (dokanī) (Bengali), магазинер (magaziner) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kauppias (Finnish), commerçant [masculine] (French), butikisto (Ido), tabernārius [masculine] (Latin), дуќа́нџија (duḱándžija) [masculine] (Macedonian), دكانجی (dükkâncı) (Ottoman Turkish), مغازهجی (mağazacı) (Ottoman Turkish), कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika) [masculine] (Sanskrit), tendero (Spanish), קרעמער (kremer) [masculine] (Yiddish), kap'aniskaq (Yup'ik)
    Sense id: en-storekeeper-en-noun-jNu2HWMB Disambiguation of Occupations: 42 31 27 Disambiguation of 'person who runs a shop': 71 21 8
  2. One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind.
    Sense id: en-storekeeper-en-noun-ihIxWJF8
  3. (US, colloquial, dated) Any unsaleable item. Tags: US, colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-storekeeper-en-noun-4ucx6Cz5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 19 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shopkeeper Related terms: bookstorekeeper

Inflected forms

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