floorwalker

floorwalker
/flawr"waw'keuhr, flohr"-/, n.
a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.
[1875-80, Amer.; FLOOR + WALKER]

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  • floorwalker — {n.} A section manager in a department store. * /To exchange this pair of shoes, you must first get the floorwalker s approval./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • floorwalker — noun an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in Britain • Syn: ↑shopwalker • Hypernyms: ↑employee …   Useful english dictionary

  • floorwalker — noun Date: 1876 a person employed in a retail store to oversee the salespeople and aid customers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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