DEFINITIONS

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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Words related to counterjumper

cashier, auditor, worker, agent, bookkeeper, operator, salesperson, employee, secretary, receptionist, teller, seller, registrar, notary, transcriber, stenographer, amanuensis, counterperson, recorder, copyist

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Origin of counterjumper

First recorded in 1820–30; counter1 + jumper1
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British Dictionary definitions for counter jumper

counter jumper

noun

old-fashioned, derogatory a sales assistant in a shop
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