storekeeper
店主
解説 Definition
店の経営者や管理者のこと。小売店を運営する人。
A storekeeper is a person who owns, runs, or manages a store. The word can also mean someone responsible for keeping and organizing goods or supplies. It is used for both small shops and supply storage in some work settings.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
storekeeper は store「店」と keep「保つ・管理する」から考えると覚えやすい語です。keeper は zookeeper や bookkeeper にも出る「世話をする人・管理する人」で、まとめて「その場所や物を任されている人」という感覚を持つと定着します。つまり storekeeper は「店を預かって切り盛りする人」。単なる clerk や sales assistant が店員寄りなのに対し、こちらは店全体を見ている店主・管理者の響きがあります。
See it as store + keeper. A keeper is someone who looks after or manages something, as in zookeeper or bookkeeper. So a storekeeper is not just a worker in a shop, but the person responsible for running it. The word has a stronger manager or owner feeling than clerk.
例文
The friendly storekeeper always greeted customers with a warm smile.
その親切な店主はいつも温かい笑顔で客を迎えた。
The storekeeper kept a careful inventory of every item on the shelves.
店主は棚にあるすべての商品の在庫を丁寧に管理していた。
As a storekeeper in a small town, she knew all her customers by name.
小さな町の店主として、彼女はすべての客の名前を知っていた。
storekeeper の類義語・関連語
storekeeper の語源・成り立ち Etymology
storekeeper は store「店・蓄え」+ keeper「保つ人」の複合語。store は古フランス語 estore、さらにラテン語 instaurare「備える・整える」に連なり、keeper は古英語 cēpan「見守る」から来る。つまり「品物を管理する人」がそのまま「店主」となり、関連語に storage, bookkeeper がある。
"Storekeeper" is a compound of "store" and "keeper." "Store" came through Old French and is linked to Latin "instaurare," with ideas of supplying or furnishing, while "keeper" comes from Old English "cepan," meaning to watch or care for. Together they first meant a person who looks after stored goods, and then naturally a person who runs a shop. Related words include "storage" and "bookkeeper."
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