Definition of "counterwoman" []

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

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• "They quickly ushered the elderly counterwoman, Millie Sansevero, into the kitchen, handcuffed her to a sink, and waited."
• "The counterwoman at the Korean market, the one who likes my homemade brownies, greets me with "sarang hamnida" ( "I love you"), and when the postman delivers my letters, he rings my bell -- once for junk mail, twice for the checks he knows I'm eagerly awaiting."
• "I used 3 lbs. of beef back ribs that the meat counterwoman told me were what was left after cutting Prime rib."