floorwalker

[ flawr-waw-ker, flohr- ]
See synonyms for floorwalker on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.

Origin of floorwalker

1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; floor + walker

Words Nearby floorwalker

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use floorwalker in a sentence

  • When he was with Tessie he frequently forgot that she was a queen and that he was only a floorwalker in the Evergreen.

    The Amazing Inheritance | Frances R. Sterrett
  • When Davidge reached the top deck, he found Nicky smiling with the affability of a floorwalker.

    The Cup of Fury | Rupert Hughes
  • Penny felt sorry for the salesgirl, particularly so when the floorwalker came up and began to question her sharply.

  • When Mrs. Feinermann entered Appenweier & Murray's store that afternoon she was immediately accosted by a floorwalker.

    Elkan Lubliner, American | Montague Glass
  • Never before had old Mr. Beagle (watching delightedly from the mezzanine balcony) seen such a floorwalker.

    Where the Blue Begins | Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for floorwalker

floorwalker

/ (ˈflɔːˌwɔːkə) /


noun
  1. the US name for shopwalker

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012