storekeeper

US colloquial dated

One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager. / One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind. / (US, colloquial, dated) Any unsaleable item.

Japanese Meaning

店を経営する人（店主や店長など） / 商品の管理・保管を担当する人 / （米国口語、時代遅れ）売れ残り品、不良品

What is this buttons?

The storekeeper locked the shutters at dusk and waved goodbye to the last customer.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夕暮れに店主がシャッターに鍵をかけ、最後のお客さんに手を振って見送った。

Details

Sense（1）

One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.

When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation