Shopman
[ʃɔpmәn]
Definition
(n.) A shopkeeper; a retailer.
(n.) One who serves in a shop; a salesman.
(n.) One who works in a shop or a factory.
Inputed by Bernard
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Shopkeeper.
Typist: Tyler
Examples
- They were packed into a basket, and the shopman awaited the answer to his inquiry, 'Where shall we send them to, sir? Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He had prepared a collation for me in the Barnwell parlor, and he too ordered his shopman to come out of the gangway as my sacred person passed. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In an evil moment the shopman held up the lovely, shimmering folds, and said, A bargain, I assure, you, ma'am. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Here's father, you see, come out to serve at the sound of the bell, like a brisk young shopman. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But near the instep there is a small circular wafer of paper with the shopman's hieroglyphics upon it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Melville