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shop assistant

American

noun

British.

a store clerk.

shop assistant British

noun

a person who serves in a shop

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Etymology

Origin of shop assistant

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Promise Fulstow, a shop assistant at gift shop, U Melt Me, says the area is reliant on the people who come to visit and spend money.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Born in Humberside in 1974, Jenkyns went straight into a job after finishing school, working her way up from a Saturday shop assistant to senior management.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

A shop assistant also said that she heard a lot of shouting and screaming and that people started running in the direction of the incident, the paper reported.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

A shop assistant levels up on a smartphone game.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

Her mother ignored her; she was talking to the shop assistant.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

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