Shops



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Shops

When you want to refer to a particular type of shop, you can often simply use the word for the person who owns or manages the shop.

Shopstyle

Explore the best of our historic Peddler's Village. Shop, dine, lodge. Experience Giggleberry Fair & The Golden Plough Inn. Celebrate festivals & events. Shops synonyms, shops pronunciation, shops translation, English dictionary definition of shops. Also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store. An atelier; a studio. A place for manufacturing or repairing goods.

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Bring me back a paper from the newsagent.

Shopsmith Mark V

Alternatively, you can use the possessive form with 's, without a following noun.

...items which can be purchased at the greengrocer's.
She also cleans offices and serves in a local newsagent's.
Shops

You can also use the same pattern with other words that refer to a person or business that provides a service, such as hairdresser or dentist.

Shopsavvy

Three or four times a week they'll go to the hairdresser.

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