storekeeper

[ stawr-kee-per, stohr- ]

/ ˈstɔrˌki pər, ˈstoʊr- /

a person who owns a store.

a person who has charge of or operates a store or stores.

U.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of a supply office afloat or ashore.

Origin of storekeeper

First recorded in 1610–20; store + keeper

store·keep·ing, noun

Bertie asked, after the storekeeper had been persuaded to remain until the end of the month.

South Sea Tales |Jack London
The laziest man in the whole district, declared the storekeeper.

First at the North Pole |Edward Stratemeyer
The storekeeper is the middleman, really serving both producer and consumer.

Our Domestic Birds |John H. Robinson
Maybe,” said the storekeeper presently, “maybe you know something about that leak?

The Boys of Crawford's Basin |Sidford F. Hamp

The storekeeper was a tall, portly man, with a gray mustache and side-whiskers, and a high bald forehead.

Hiram The Young Farmer |Burbank L. Todd

storekeeper

/ (ˈstɔːˌkiːpə) /

a manager, owner, or keeper of a store

storekeeping, noun