Shopkeeperism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The characteristic attitudes and behaviours of a shopkeeper. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From shopkeeper + -ism.
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