salesboy

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English

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Etymology

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From sales +‎ boy.

Noun

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salesboy (plural salesboys)

  1. A boy who sells goods in a retail establishment; a young salesman.
    • 2009 October 1, Mike Albo, “Neighborhood Preservation”, in New York Times[1]:
      I said hello to the skinny, sweet-faced salesboys and did a preliminary tour of the room trying on jackets and blazers.