shopkeeper

Retail business operator

A shopkeeper is a person who owns or manages a small retail store.

The term is more common in British than American English, where store owner or shop owner is preferred.

The shopkeeper unlocked the door at nine sharp.

The word suggests an independent business rather than a chain or franchise.

occupation

merchant

One who sells wares

vendorOne who sells goods
retailerOne who sells goods
traderOne who transacts commercially

proprietor · salesperson · dealer · seller · clerk · tradesman · businessperson · family business · mom-and-pop · corner store owner

commerce

inventory

Catalog of held assets

merchandiseCommercial products offered
goodsThings for sale
stockGoods kept for sale

sales · transaction · customer · clientele · revenue · profit · markup · wholesale · retail · pricing

roles

grocer

Food shop proprietor

butcherOne who sells cuts
bakerOne who makes bread
floristSeller of cut blooms

pharmacist · tobacconist · newsagent · fishmonger · greengrocer · ironmonger · bookseller · jeweler · haberdasher · chemist

Categories

merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
store workersstore clerk, sales clerk, retail clerk, sales associate, cashier
traderstrader, merchant, retailer, vendor, dealer
village folkvillage elder, town crier, barkeep, innkeeper, town mayor
Indian occupationsayah, coolie, sepoy, rickshaw driver, peon
commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales

Opposites

transaction role

shopkeepercustomer

Buyer of goods

buyer · shopper · purchaser · consumer · patron

scale of commerce

shopkeeperwholesaler

Bulk goods middleman

distributor · manufacturer · industrialist · tycoon · magnate

employment relationship

shopkeeperemployee

Hired organizational member

shop assistant · clerk · sales clerk · sales associate · hired hand

Family

shopkeepers, shopkeeping, shopkeep, shopkeeps

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G