vendeuse

American  

[vahn-dœz] / vɑ̃ˈdœz /

noun

French.

plural

vendeuses

1. a female shop assistant; shopgirl.

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Example Sentences

A note from the vendeuse at Dior addressed to “Miss Coleman” sits at the front of a large book of several sketches sent to a debutante in 1966 with options for dresses that she could have personally made.

From New York Times

Ms. Chiu remembers surprising a “vendeuse”—the French term for saleswoman that’s widely used in haute couture salons—by questioning a price.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a series of recorded luncheons, which continued until Ms. Chelot died in 2006 at the age of 95, the vendeuse shared her trove of memories with the author, supplying her with bushels of rustling anecdotes to appliqué onto Balenciaga’s curiously seamless life.

From New York Times

She was suddenly interrupted with a scream from the vendeuse: "But darling, you're wearing it back to front!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Each buyer has her personal vendeuse, each vendeuse her jealously guarded clients.

From Time Magazine Archive