shopman

S1H4O1P3M3A1N1

noun

The proprietor, manager, or operator of a small store.

OriginEnglish shop ← Middle English schoppe ← Old English scoppa →
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Meanings

nounshopman (plural shopmen)

plural shopmen

  1. The proprietor, manager, or operator of a small store.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
store manager

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skup-
  2. Old Englishscoppa
  3. Middle Englishschoppe
  4. Englishshop
  5. Englishshopman

From shop + -man.

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Translations

Bulgarian дребен търговец
  • дребен търговец (dreben tărgovec)proprietor, manager, or operator of a small store
Catalan botiguer
  • botiguerproprietor, manager, or operator of a small store
Finnish myymäläpäällikkö, kauppias
  • myymäläpäällikköproprietor, manager, or operator of a small store
  • kauppiasproprietor, manager, or operator of a small store
Irish fear siopa, buachaill siopa
  • fear siopaproprietor, manager, or operator of a small store
  • buachaill siopaproprietor, manager, or operator of a small store

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“shopman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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