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COUNTER JUMPER definition in American English
noun. old-fashioned, derogatory. a sales assistant in a shop .
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counterjumper - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
counterjumper (plural counterjumpers) (slang, derogatory, dated) A salesman in a shop; a shopman or clerk.
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COUNTERJUMPER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of COUNTERJUMPER is a store clerk.
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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...
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COUNTERJUMPER Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun. Slang: Older Use. a clerk in a retail store. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of counterjumper. First recorded in 1820–30; ...
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counter-jumper, n. - Green's Dictionary of Slang
2. one who has 'ideas above their station' and who wishes, as it were, to 'jump the counter' to the customers' side; thus counter-jumping, counter-skipping adj.
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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...
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29 Synonyms & Antonyms for COUNTER JUMPER | Thesaurus.com
counter jumper · agent · auditor · bookkeeper · cashier · employee · operator · receptionist · salesperson · secretary · teller · worker. Strong matches.
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The Counter Jumper (1922) - Larry Semon - Letterboxd
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 'counter jumper' was the term used in both Britain and the U.S.A. to describe the lowest dogsbody clerk in a ...
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Counter jumper - The Free Dictionary
counter jumper. n. old-fashioned derogatory a sales assistant in a shop. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ...
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counter-jumper, n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the noun counter-jumper is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for counter-jumper is from 1829, in the writing of ...
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What is another word for "counter jumper"? - WordHippo
What is another word for counter jumper? ; clerk · teller ; cashier · counterperson ; bookkeeper · bursar ; collector · purser ; treasurer · counter clerk.
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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
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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...
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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
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