floorman

American  

[flawr-muhn, flohr-] / ˈflɔr mən, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

plural

floormen

1. a floor manager.

2. any person who represents a management, as in assisting customers or maintaining a smooth business operation.

3. a laborer, mechanic, or maintenance worker hired to do heavy work, as in a factory or oil field.

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Etymology

Origin of floorman

First recorded in 1910–15; floor + -man

Example Sentences

Abashed, the floorman dove into the nearest drift of ticker-tape.

From Time Magazine Archive

"We'll find her," said the floorman, easily, "she must be in some other aisle."

From Mary Jane: Her Book by Judson, Clara Ingram

"There's no need of your hunting on any other floor," said Mrs. Merrill as the floorman suggested that maybe Mary Jane had gone to hunt her father and had lost her way.

From Mary Jane: Her Book by Judson, Clara Ingram

John fought his way to the nearest floorman, a white-haired veteran of many such rush seasons.

From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell

Don't you be afraid, little girl," said the floorman, in great relief, "we like little girls who know enough not to get lost.

From Mary Jane: Her Book by Judson, Clara Ingram