shop assistant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shop assistant
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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They categorise jobs into five groups; the lowest two of which are considered working class and include occupations such as mechanic, electrician, shop assistant, labourer, cleaner and waiter.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
Geraldine Breslin was a 43-year-old married mother who worked as a shop assistant at Watterson's drapers.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025
A shop assistant levels up on a smartphone game.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
Barnor pointed out a 1971 photograph of a shop assistant outside the newly established Sick-Hagemeyer color-processing laboratory in Accra.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023
Her mother ignored her; she was talking to the shop assistant.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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