stallkeeper

The stallkeeper had raised a hand in a peculiar gesture when the beggar had pointed his way.

Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

Then he saw how the stallkeeper had disappeared so thoroughly-behind the flimsy tent, almost invisible in the deepening shadows, a large crack parted the stonework.

Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

He must have looked ready to drop with hunger, because the stallkeeper, clearing his brazier for the day, left a haunch of lamb on it and nodded to Cheyne as he seemed to melt into the wall.

Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

The stallkeeper had raised a hand in a peculiar gesture when the beggar had pointed his way.

Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

He must have looked ready to drop with hunger, because the stallkeeper, clearing his brazier for the day, left a haunch of lamb on it and nodded to Cheyne as he seemed to melt into the wall.

Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

Then he saw how the stallkeeper had disappeared so thoroughly-behind the flimsy tent, almost invisible in the deepening shadows, a large crack parted the stonework.

Song of Time McLaren, Teri 1996

But Kestrel knew that Robin had no intention of doing anything that would give the stallkeeper an excuse for further rudeness.

The Robin And The Kestrel Lackey, Mercedes 1993

The successful women, bumped and jostled by the rest, were trying to make off with their saucepans while dozens of others clamoured round the stall, accusing the stallkeeper of favouritism and of having more saucepans somewhere in reserve.

Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949

Apart from its own peculiar and particularly pungent odours, the markets are peopled with a class of stallkeeper who do not exactly keep their tongue in their pocket, as the French say.

The World in Chains Some Aspects of War and Trade John Mavrogordato

Very often his aunt had stopped to exchange ideas with the old stallkeeper, while he examined the counter which was spread with a napkin, the carafe of liquorice-water that stood on it, and the lemon that served as stopper.

The Aspirations of Jean Servien Anatole France 1884