saleslady
Example Sentences
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The Women in Black is not a cheering title, but in Madeleine St John’s novel the characters are not in mourning; they are salesladies in a 1950s department store in Sydney.
From The Guardian
Flying home from Flagstaff after his encounter with old Quichotte, he was sad, and not even the ministrations of all six salesladies simultaneously could blow away his blues.
From The New Yorker
A lot of gossip took place there, among the salesladies and the customers: the affairs, the separations, the matches.
From New York Times
The salesladies and Mrs. Walton decide I should wear the green, pink, and blue striped silk blouse with pearl buttons and matching blue silk skirt for the interview portion of the pageant.
From Literature
And he said, ‘I’m glad you said yes, because it’s going to cost me a lot less to have you as my wife than as my saleslady.’
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.