shop assistant
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shop assistant
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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These do not include being a shop manager or shop assistant.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 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
Samantha McFarland, 17, was killed alongside her best friend Lorraine Wilson, 15, while working as a voluntary shop assistant for the charity Oxfam.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
A shop assistant levels up on a smartphone game.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
“What I wouldn't do”—Pixie sounded dangerous now—“if I were a shop assistant, is throw around totally pathetic accusations.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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