shopwalker

[ shop-waw-ker ]
/ ˈʃɒpˌwɔ kər /

noun British.

a floorwalker.

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Origin of shopwalker

First recorded in 1860–65; shop + walker

Words nearby shopwalker

shopping plaza, shopping precinct, shopping-bag lady, shopsoiled, shoptalk, shopwalker, shopwindow, shopworn, shoran, shore, shore bird
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British Dictionary definitions for shopwalker

shopwalker
/ (ˈʃɒpˌwɔːkə) /

noun

British a person employed by a departmental store to supervise sales personnel, assist customers, etcUS equivalent: floorwalker
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