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esercente

shopkeeper

noun eh-zehr-CHEN-teh Rare

Also means

trader

Usage Note

Esercente is an epicene noun — the same form serves both genders, distinguished only by the article: l'esercente (m), l'esercente (f). It broadly covers any licensed operator of a commercial activity, from a café owner to a pharmacist. In legal and bureaucratic contexts it overlaps with titolare ('licence holder').

Examples

"L'esercente ha chiuso il negozio in anticipo."

Natural Translation

The shopkeeper closed the store early.

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