storekeeper
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But his role went far beyond storekeeper, Hassane said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
According to the investigation, a Malaysian man served as storekeeper and assistant chemist, with two other locals acting as his trusted aides.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
The only child of Pieter Westra, a jewelry merchant, and Hendrika van Doorn, a storekeeper, she recalled a lonely childhood in which she learned to amuse herself.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Ratnaweera Nandasiri, a 67-year-old paraplegic storekeeper and longtime supporter of the Rajapaksas, said they had provided him with a disability allowance that helped him survive during the pandemic.
From Reuters ● May 12, 2022
I only considered the fact of his position and stature in the community as what had persuaded the storekeeper to deal fairly with Henry.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
According to the Etemad newspaper, one trader who did not give his name, complained that officials had offered no support to storekeepers battling soaring import costs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
She pressured storekeepers to donate additional groceries for the needy, lest she step onto the street and publicly denounce them as “thieving gougers of widows and orphans.”
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021
As landowners opened stores and storekeepers bought farmland, moreover, the landlord and merchant might become the same person.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Leaning against the counter are the extravagantly dour and dumpy storekeepers.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2015
There were coachmen, storekeepers, and milkmen; later a few municipal employees and distinguished ladies made a discreet appearance, slinking along the side walls of the house to keep from being recognized.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
