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Definition of "counterperson" []

  • A person who tends a counter, as in a diner. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "counterperson" in a sentence
  • "Yes, he was a complex man, and it was exactly this complexity which compelled him this day to ride the city bus dressed in his Weinerschnitzel counterperson's uniform which, he proudly noted, still fit him from high school, when the fast-food restaurant was called Der Weinerschnitzel."
  • "Just ask the counterperson to slice your loaf into “sandwich slices” for you."
  • "The counterperson seemed shyly bemused by the fact someone had heard of the promotion."