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vendeuse

American  
[vahn-dœz] / vɑ̃ˈdœz /

noun

French.
vendeuses plural
  1. a female shop assistant; shopgirl.


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"When they hesitate, I always advise them to buy elsewhere," says Dior's chief vendeuse.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The vendeuse clucked her admiration of such courage.

From Time Magazine Archive

If she balks at the price, the vendeuse is apt to display a cool hauteur.

From Time Magazine Archive

A young vendeuse, who heard me as she entered the room, now came up.

From The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel by Glyn, Elinor

The vendeuses, as chic as their Parisian counterparts, once included young Angela Lansbury.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2021

At Maggy Rouff's, Legroux's, Suzanne Talbot's and Vera Borea's, vendeuses said they had deferred this season to American taste.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harried vendeuses in black elbow hip-swinging models about.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, with a spatter of conventional applause, the audience erupts from the gilt seats and flows down upon the black-clad vendeuses stationed at every step on the stairway.

From Time Magazine Archive

Black-clad vendeuses -- all pretty, some titled -- were bringing gorgeous garments out to clients.

From Time Magazine Archive

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