storekeeper

Example Sentences

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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

Brown is a storekeeper for the city of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

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

Somewhere down there is the storekeeper Thomas Orde-Lees' bicycle; the honey jars in which expedition biologist Robert Clark kept his samples; and the rocks geologist James Wordie collected from the bellies of penguins.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022

“No, not a farmer. A storekeeper buys it all from the farmers, and sells it to the city people.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver