soda jerk

[ soh-duh jurk ]

noun

, Informal: Older Use.

1. a person who prepares and serves sodas and ice cream at a soda fountain.

soda jerk

noun

1. slang.
   a person who serves at a soda fountain

Word History and Origins

Origin of soda jerk¹

1910–15, Americanism; soda jerk shortened form of earlier (1880–85) soda jerker