Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who tends a counter, as in a diner.
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- noun a person who works behind the
counter in a shop.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
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Examples
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Just ask the counterperson to slice your loaf into “sandwich slices” for you.
The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011
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Just ask the counterperson to slice your loaf into “sandwich slices” for you.
The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011
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Yes, he was a complex man, and it was exactly this complexity which compelled him this day to ride the city bus dressed in his Weinerschnitzel counterperson's uniform which, he proudly noted, still fit him from high school, when the fast-food restaurant was called Der Weinerschnitzel.
Mark C. Miller: The Story of the World's Strangest Romance Mark C. Miller 2011
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The counterperson seemed shyly bemused by the fact someone had heard of the promotion.
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Just before she walked out the door, the counterperson looked her directly in her eyes.
Color Me Grey Michelle Janine Robinson 2010
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I asked the counterperson if they could put "Happy Birthday Ralph" on it.
My Sweet What is What? Jen 2009
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The counterperson told him that they were "deeply chilled" and wouldnt be ready for consumption for an hour or two.
Archive 2007-07-01 Randi 2007
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The counterperson told him that they were "deeply chilled" and wouldnt be ready for consumption for an hour or two.
Deeply chilled...... Randi 2007
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So I went down to the slipshod liquor store in my neighborhood, the one with the fiberglass between myself and the counterperson, and picked out a shot-sized bottle of the booze.
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Ordering deli at the Loblaws was tricky at first - we had to ask the counterperson how to order.
metric 2005
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