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# shopkeeper

noun (shopkeeper, shopkeepers)

«shopkeeper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A shopkeeper is a person who owns or runs a small shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#m1)

### In the lessons

Maths: a person who sells, buys stock, sets prices and gives change; his stock goes down with each sale and his money goes up. Everyday: the shopkeeper at the corner shop. Stories: a kind or grumpy shopkeeper.

### Examples

- The shopkeeper has 80 eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x1)
- The shopkeeper sells each egg for 20 cents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x2)
- The shopkeeper gave her $3 in change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x3)
- How many eggs does the shopkeeper have left? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x4)
- The shopkeeper smiled and wrapped the present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x5)
- Our shopkeeper knows everyone in the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x6)
- The shopkeeper counts the money in the till each night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x7)
- Right heartily did the shopkeeper laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a shopkeeper, shopkeepers (US: storekeeper). The shopkeeper's stock goes down with each sale, his money goes up. Profit = selling price − buying price. Trap: none.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shopkeeper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shopkeeper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shopkeeper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shopkeeper.html) on Mova free.