counterman
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As he launched his acting career, Mr. Constantine supported himself by working as a night watchman at a department store, counterman at a hamburger chain and barker at a shooting gallery.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
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
At a nearby sweet shop, the counterman, Zuheir Taleb, no longer slips out of the back when a uniformed official walks in.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2016
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 brought the food to their booth.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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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