counterman

[ koun-ter-man ]

noun

, plural count·er·men.

1. a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, counter, count, as in a cafeteria.

Word History and Origins

Origin of counterman¹

First recorded in 1850–55; counter ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Quickly, as the mate approached, he fished out a dollar and thrust it at the counterman.

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The counterman came up and wiped the counter clean in front of him with a rag that might have been white once upon a time.

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The counterman handed Rick a dollar in change and gave the mate some smaller change.

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As best I can recall, it was where—it was loosely what we called a parts counterman.

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The counterman did not like kids, but he put away his dislike at the sight of Jimmy's money.

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