shop assistant

noun

, British.

1. a store clerk.

shop assistant

noun

1. a person who serves in a shop

Word History and Origins

Origin of shop assistant¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Hard Truths centres on Pansy, a woman who seems constantly angry at the world, regularly getting into scrapes with everyone from shop assistants to her dentist.

From BBC

A shop assistant found dead a day after being robbed at a London jewellers "should never have been alone", the store owners have said.

From BBC

Mrs Heap, a retired chemist shop assistant, was admitted on 25 March and was served the same type of sandwich on 18 April, she died on 6 May.

From BBC

A shop assistant levels up on a smartphone game.

From Reuters

When the shop assistant from Bangor, County Down, first went missing, police said they could not rule out a crime.

From BBC