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floorwalker

American  
[flawr-waw-ker, flohr-] / ˈflɔrˌwɔ kər, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

  1. a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.

floorwalker British  
/ ˈflɔːˌwɔːkə /

noun

  1. the US name for shopwalker

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Etymology

Origin of floorwalker

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; floor + walker

Example Sentences

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One former floorwalker confides that employees snap up the best pieces before customers can even see them.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2013

Riviera is the title of the show-window display in the department store where Mr. Misch struts as floorwalker.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several hours a day, Sir Richard leaves his office and patrols his domain, correctly clad in striped trousers and short coat, and wearing a bowler hat to keep from being mistaken for a floorwalker.

From Time Magazine Archive

The son of a Hartford department-store floorwalker, he helped support his family as a filling-station attendant.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Don’t feed them,” this nasty floorwalker called out.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

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