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shopkeeper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒpkiːpə/
  • General-American: /ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AA1 P K IY2 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tradesman, storekeeper, market keeper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser

Narrower terms: cleaner, dry cleaner, florist, hosier, newsagent, newsdealer, newsvendor, newsstand operator, tobacconist

History

Etymology

From shop + keeper.

Across languages

Translations

91 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: dendari — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Bengali: দোকানদার (dōkanodar) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Bengali: দোকানী (dokanī) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Bengali: তহরি (tohori) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Bulgarian: магазине́р (magazinér) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Catalan: botiguer — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏓᎾᏂ (udanani) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 店主 (diànzhǔ) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Danish: butiksejer — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Danish: butikshandlende — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Danish: handlende — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Danish: detailhandlende — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Danish: købmand — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Dutch: winkelier — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Dutch: detaillist — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Esperanto: butikisto — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Finnish: kauppias — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Finnish: liikkeenharjoittaja — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • French: détaillant — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • French: détaillante — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • French: magasinier — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • French: magasinière — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • French: boutiquier — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • French: boutiquière — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • French: commerçant — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Galician: tendeiro — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Galician: tendeira — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Ladenbesitzer — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Ladenbesitzerin — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Ladeninhaber — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Ladeninhaberin — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Geschäftsinhaber — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Geschäftsinhaberin — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Händler — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Händlerin — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Krämer — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Krämerin — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Lädler — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Lädlerin — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • German: Einzelhändler — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Hebrew: בעל חנות (báal khanút) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Hindi: दुकानदार (dukāndār) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Hindi: साहूकार (sāhūkār) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Hindi: बनिया (baniyā) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Hungarian: boltos — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Ido: butikisto — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Italian: bottegaio — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Italian: bottegaia — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Japanese: 店主 (tenshu) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Japanese: 商人 (shōnin) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Khmer: អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងហាង (neak krup krɔɔng haang) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Khmer: ម្ចាស់ហាង (mchah haang) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Central Kurdish: دوکان دار (dukan dar) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Northern Kurdish: dikandar — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Ladino: butikaryo — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Ladino: butikariu (Monastir) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Ladino: ispisieru (Monastir) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Latin: tabernārius — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Polish: sklepikarz — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Polish: sklepikarka — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Portuguese: lojista — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Romanian: magaziner — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Romanian: magazineră — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Romanian: magazioner — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Romanian: magazioneră — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Romanian: buticar — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Russian: владе́лец магази́на (vladélec magazína) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Russian: ла́вочник (lávočnik) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Russian: торго́вец (torgóvec) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Scottish Gaelic: neach-bùtha — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Sindhi: دڪاندار (dkā̃dār) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Slovak: obchodník — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Sranan Tongo: wenkriman — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Swedish: handlare — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Tagalog: tindero — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Tagalog: tindera — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Talysh: دوکوندار (dukundâr) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Telugu: అంగడివాడు (aṅgaḍivāḍu) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Turkish: dükkâncı — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Turkish: mağazacı — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Ottoman Turkish: دكانجی (dükkâncı) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Ottoman Turkish: مغازهجی (mağazacı) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Unami: mèmhalamùnt — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Urdu: دوکاندار (dukāndār) — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Volapük: selidöpilaban — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Volapük: selidöpihilaban — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Volapük: selidöpijilaban — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Volapük: tedülan — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Volapük: hitedülan — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Volapük: jitedülan — trader who sells goods in a shop
  • Welsh: siopwr — trader who sells goods in a shop
Real reading context

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