floorwalker

[ flawr-waw-ker, flohr- ]

/ ˈflɔrˌwɔ kər, ˈfloʊr- /

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noun

a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.

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Nearby words

flooring, flooring brad, flooring saw, floorman, floorshift, floorwalker, floozie, floozy, flop, flop forging, flop sweat

Origin of floorwalker

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

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Examples from the Web for floorwalker

Faith glanced up innocently, and saw both Miss Fairbanks and the floorwalker scowling at her.
For Gold or Soul?|Lurana W. Sheldon
This smile belonged to Masie's recreation hours and not to the store; but the floorwalker must have his own.
The Voice of the City|O. Henry
Never before had old Mr. Beagle (watching delightedly from the mezzanine balcony) seen such a floorwalker.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley
But the same social aplomb that had made Gissing successful as a floorwalker now came to his rescue as mariner.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley

Certainly these knights of the saddle radiated a romance with which even her floorwalker "gentleman friend" could not compete.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for floorwalker

floorwalker

/ (ˈflɔːˌwɔːkə) /

noun

the US name for shopwalker

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