shopkeeper
UK/'ʃɒp.ki:pә/US
B2
Definitions
n.
A person who owns or runs a small retail shop
店主，小商铺老板
Root Breakdown
Native Englishshop + keeper (one who keeps/manages) = the person who keeps a shop. Transparent compound, typically implying a small independent business rather than a large store manager.
Root shop still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.local shopkeeper当地店主
- 2.small shopkeeper小店主
- 3.independent shopkeeper独立店主
Example Sentences
- 1.
The local shopkeeper knows all his regular customers by name.
- 2.
Small shopkeepers struggle to compete with supermarkets.