counterman
Americannoun
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countermen
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These days, Iqbal, the head chef, might call Asad, the sous-chef and counterman, late at night with his latest inspiration, like a dish the pair once offered as a special: cheesesteak samosas.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2022
As a student, Mr. Chirac attended a summer course at Harvard in 1953 and worked at a Howard Johnson’s in Boston, starting as a dishwasher and working his way up to counterman.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
Tucker, the counterman, said: “I did have a little bit more faith in him a year ago compared to what I do now.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2018
But from your counter seat, you can observe the counterman make egg creams the old-fashioned way, by spritzing rapidly stirred cold milk and syrup with a jet of seltzer from a bottle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2014
The counterman emerged from the kitchen at the rear and sized them up expertly.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
Harvey was known for his Yiddish-speaking Puerto Rican countermen and for serving deliciously seasoned chopped meat on white bread.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2016
The politician asked the countermen at Town Hall to recreate the sandwich.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2015
Mr. Addis and his two longtime countermen, Lewis Spada and Alex Ortiz, provide high-end, exceptional service in a low-key, familiar way.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2011
Automation heightened the problem, throwing thousands of elevator operators, ditchdiggers and countermen out of work.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arnie Weinstein took to frequenting the townie bars, where he attempted to discuss Marxist theory with hostile countermen.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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