shopwalker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shopwalker
Example Sentences
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Whether you or I command this ship matters no more than the two buttons on the back of the frock coat of a shopwalker.
From Submarine U93 by Charles Gilson
The commercial gent, no doubt, thinks the ponderous shopwalker an ass, but refrains from telling him so.
From Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
"Would it not be simpler if we sent the account to your father, missy?" suggested the shopwalker, coming to join the assistant at the counter.
From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Stanley Davis
The chief shopwalker took a dislike to him and nagged him.
From The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He was the principal shopwalker, and Mr. Martin had a great respect for him.
From The School Queens by L. T. Meade
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