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storekeeper
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
naval, open
VERB + STOREKEEPER
hurried
STOREKEEPER + NOUN
jackson, tom
Definitions
noun
1
One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.
2
One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind.
a naval storekeeper
3
Any unsaleable item.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a merchant who owns or manages a shop
- shopkeeper
- tradesman
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewste
Wiktionary02
a naval storekeeper
Wiktionary03
The robber hurried the storekeeper to open the safe.
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The storekeeper, Tom Jackson, is a querulous man.
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