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soda jerk

or so·da jerk·er

[soh-duh jurk or soh-duh jur-ker]
noun Informal: Older Use.
  1. a person who prepares and serves sodas and ice cream at a soda fountain.

Origin of soda jerk

1910–15, Americanism; soda jerk shortened form of earlier (1880–85) soda jerker
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British Dictionary definitions for soda jerk

soda jerk

noun
  1. US slang a person who serves at a soda fountain
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