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MARKET KEEPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A merchant who owns or manages a shop
Synonyms:
market keeper; shopkeeper; storekeeper; tradesman
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("market keeper" is a kind of...):
merchandiser; merchant (a businessperson engaged in retail trade)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "market keeper"):
cleaner; dry cleaner (the operator of dry-cleaning establishment)
florist (someone who grows and deals in flowers)
hosier (a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear)
newsagent; newsdealer; newsstand operator; newsvendor (someone who sells newspapers)
tobacconist (a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles)
Holonyms ("market keeper" is a member of...):
tradespeople (people engaged in trade)
