counterjumper

[ koun-ter-juhm-per ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌdʒʌm pər /

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noun Slang: Older Use.

a clerk in a retail store.

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Origin of counterjumper

First recorded in 1820–30; counter¹ + jumper¹

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Example sentences from the Web for counterjumper

When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
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This led to the formation of a Christian militant group to counter the rebels, and all-out sectarian violence exploded.
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It seemed gratuitous and counter-intuitive in a story that had already inflicted more than enough suffering.
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Then the sun went down and the anger came back as a “Thank You NYPD” rally traded insults with counter-protestors.
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If you need to store the bottle in the fridge, let it warm up for a few minutes on the counter before serving.
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On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Our beloved Queen had drawn the teeth of the Turkish counter-attack on our extreme left.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Thereupon, I gave the word for a general counter-attack and our line began to advance.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The handkerchief glimmered on the counter, more white than anything else in that grey dusk.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
She preceded him along a passage and then, taking a door on the left, found herself surprisingly in the shop, behind a counter.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for counterjumper

counter jumper

noun

old-fashioned, derogatory a sales assistant in a shop

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

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