counterwoman

noun

Etymology

From counter + woman.

  1. inherited from wīfmann
  2. inherited from womman
  3. compounded as counterwoman — “counter + woman

Definitions

  1. A woman who serves at a counter.

    • Noris, the Central American counterwoman, complimented me on my handbag —— a simple black patent thing by an obscure designer.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA