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

The group soon encountered a storekeeper who managed to bridge the language barrier.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

In Ghana he worked as a petrol pump attendant and a storekeeper.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

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

They ran roughshod over the whole county—tearing down fences so the cows would get loose, helping themselves to everybody’s crops, and stealing the storekeeper blind.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney