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Noun

1. frank winfield woolworth, woolworth

United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)

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Frank Winfield (ˈwɪnˌfiːld). 1852–1919, US merchant; founder of an international chain of department stores selling inexpensive goods

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ˈF(rank) W(infield)1852-1919; U.S. merchant

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American merchant. Starting in 1879, he built a national chain of five-and-tens.

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