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- noun Plural form of
saleswoman .
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Examples
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In 1986, she was lying in her bed, dying of cancer, and she was still calling the saleswomen to get new Adolfo's at the Saks in White Plains.
Mommy, Andy and Me 2001
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It seems significant that quite the most practical spender encountered among the saleswomen was a widow, Mrs. Green, whose accounts will be given below, who was for years the manager of her own household and resources, and not a wage-earner until fairly late in life.
Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls Edith Wyatt 1915
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The first respectable women to adopt the styles of prostitutes were women at the high and low ends of the economic scale: saleswomen in department stores, factory workers, and upper-class socialites.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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AT THE 109 shopping mall in trendy Shibuya, saleswomen in ruffled miniskirts shout their welcome in sticky-sweet tones above a din of club music.
Sayonara, Prada 2009
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At $15 a pair, prescription specs turn a $4.50 profit--and generate a $1 finder's fee to saleswomen in the field who book appointments for the store.
New Vision For Non-Profits Helen Coster 2011
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Suddenly, in those simple sentences, everything Michael was making me give up became real: pretty little boutiques with saleswomen who brought me lattes or glasses of icy cold chardonnay in the afternoons.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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A saleswomen for WinTrans Logistics Co. in Shanghai said the amount of its shipments that are being inspected by customs rose from 8 to 10 percent to nearly 80 percent.
Tensions Simmer In China-Japan Boat Spat By JOE McDONALD 2010
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Suddenly, in those simple sentences, everything Michael was making me give up became real: pretty little boutiques with saleswomen who brought me lattes or glasses of icy cold chardonnay in the afternoons.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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A half-century ago, long before the word "bridezilla" was part of our lexicon, saleswomen at Becker's Bridal had a secret language they used to cope with unpleasant brides.
One 'Magic Room' That Links Generations of Brides Jeffrey Zaslow 2012
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In 2005 he outfitted his army of saleswomen--mostly mothers eager to earn extra income--with kits containing 30 pairs of sunglasses made in China.
New Vision For Non-Profits Helen Coster 2011
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