noun
- a man who owns or works in a shop
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- The shopman helped me find the right size shoes.
- As an experienced shopman, he knew all his regular customers by name.
- The local shopman always gave children a free sweet with their purchase.
- She asked the shopman about the price of the antique vase.
- The shopman locked up his store at closing time.
- Every morning, the shopman arranged fresh flowers in the window display.