counterman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter +‎ man

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

counterman (plural countermen)

  1. (US) A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
    • 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 179:
      I looked for the counterman, seeing him serving a plate of pork chops and grits to a man with a pale blond moustache.
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