shopwalker

American

[shop-waw-ker] / ˈʃɒpˌwɔ kər /

noun

British.

a floorwalker.

shopwalker British

/ ˈʃɒpˌwɔːkə /

noun

US equivalent: floorwalker. a person employed by a departmental store to supervise sales personnel, assist customers, etc

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Etymology

Origin of shopwalker

First recorded in 1860–65; shop + walker

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shopwalker

The chief shopwalker took a dislike to him and nagged him.

From The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

He was the principal shopwalker, and Mr. Martin had a great respect for him.

From The School Queens by L. T. Meade

"I only want a farthing's worth of pins," I observed, apologetically, to the bald-headed shopwalker who pounced down upon me.

From Successful Recitations by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles

Whether you or I command this ship matters no more than the two buttons on the back of the frock coat of a shopwalker.

From Submarine U93 by Charles Gilson

She wonders would they change it, if she went back and asked to see the shopwalker?

From Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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