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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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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

The 43-year-old worked as a shop assistant at Wattersons drapers in the town, and died alongside colleagues Ann McCombe and Veda Short.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

A shop assistant levels up on a smartphone game.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

When the shop assistant from Bangor, County Down, first went missing, police said they could not rule out a crime.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2023

Turner saw a woman with a little girl at her side talking to a shop assistant who displayed a different shoe in the palm of each hand.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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