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counter-jumper
ˈcounter-jumper colloq. [f. counter n.3 + jumper.] lit. One who jumps over a counter: applied in contempt to a shopman or shopkeeper's assistant.1829 J. Mactaggart 3 Yrs. Canada I. 242 In the conceited towns he is held in abhorrence by the clerk and counter-jumper. 1841 Warren Ten Thous. a Year I. i... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Counter Jumper
The Counter Jumper is a 1922 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. It is a remake of the 1919 film The Grocery Clerk, which was also directed by Semon. The film was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in 2009 as part of a series examining slapstick. Cast Larry Semon as L... wikipedia.org
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Buck Mulligan
Mulligan's finances appear to be at least partially dependent on the generosity of a wealthy, pious aunt; he is also mentioned as having a father who was a "counter-jumper wikipedia.org
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counter
▪ I. † counter, n.1 Obs. (ˈkaʊntə(r)) Forms: 4 cuntre, cunter, 5 countire, cowntere, 6 counter. [Aphetic form of acuntre, acounter, encounter.] Encounter, hostile meeting, opposition.c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 38 Tille þei com to mide⁓weie, cuntre non þei fond. c 1350 Will. Palerne 1344 Ȝe ne he... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Wheels of Chance
Nonetheless, Hoopdriver is treated sympathetically: "But if you see how a mere counter-jumper, a cad on castors, and a fool to boot, may come to feel the wikipedia.org
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