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shopkeeperism

shopkeeperism noun: the characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.

Noun

shopkeeperism (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
    • Their general petty shopkeeperism is so constant, their relinquishment of a concern for literature and public taste so commonplace, we are inclined to forget the flagrancy of their defection.1950, Quarterly Review of Literature, volume 6, page 104

Origin of shopkeeperism

From shopkeeper + -ism.

Questions about shopkeeperism

What does shopkeeperism mean?
Shopkeeperism means the characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper.
What part of speech is shopkeeperism?
Shopkeeperism is a noun.

Words near shopkeeperism in the dictionary

  1. shopkeeper
  2. shopkeeper's privilege
  3. shopkeeperess
  4. shopkeeperesses
  5. shopkeeperish
  6. shopkeeperism
  7. shopkeeperly
  8. shopkeepers
  9. shopkeeping
  10. shopkeepress
  11. shopkeepresses

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