Shopkeeper

Noun CEFR B2

ˈʃɒpkiːpɚ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

31 more languages

العربيةصاحب الدكان

Българскимагазинер

বাংলাতহরি দোকানদার দোকানী

Bosanskitrgovac trgovkinja трговацтрговкиња

Catalàbotiguer

Cymraegsiopwr

Danskbutiksejer købmand

Ελληνικάκαταστηματάρχης

Esperantobutikisto

Euskaradendari

Suomikauppias liikkeenharjoittaja myymäläemäntä

Gàidhligneach-bùtha

Galegocomerciante negociante taberneiro

हिन्दीदुकानदार बनिया साहूकार

Hrvatskitrgovac trgovkinja трговацтрговкиња

Magyarboltos

Italianobottegaia bottegaio

日本語商人店主

한국어점주

Latinacaupo cauponarius institortabernarius

Nederlandsdetaillist winkelier

Polskiekspedient sklepikarka sklepikarz

Portuguêslojista

Românămagaziner magazineră magazioneră

Русскийвладе́лец магази́на лавочник торговец

Српскиtrgovac trgovkinja трговацтрговкиња

Svenskabutiksinnehavare handlare

తెలుగుఅంగడివాడు

Tagalogtindera tindero

Türkçedükkâncı mağazacı

Tiếng Việttiểu thương

Examples

“The retail trade ⟳ of the borough also suffered, for the shopkeepers found it difficult to attract ⟳ the occupiers of the luxurious villas fast rising on Surbiton Hill, and the shops erected near the station [in Surbiton] made the competition still more keen.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

shopkeeper's privilege shopkeeperess shopkeeperism Shopkeepers shopkeeping shopkeepress

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