counterman

noun

count·​er·​man ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌman 

-mən

: one who tends a counter

Examples of counterman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leonard Kriegel was born in the Bronx on May 25, 1933, a son of European Jewish immigrants, Fred Kriegel, a deli counterman, and Sylvia (Breittholz) Kriegel, a homemaker. —Margalit Fox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022

As a student, Mr. Chirac attended a summer course at Harvard in 1953 and worked at a Howard Johnson’s in Boston, starting as a dishwasher and working his way up to counterman. —New York Times, 26 Sep. 2019

In all fairness, the counterman tried to up-sell us to a Kumho tire that was only about $25 more expensive. —Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2010

For decades, stoic countermen at the Milwaukee Avenue sandwich shop plied a steady but disordered scrum of adherents with cafe con leche and Cubano, steak, and medianoche sandwiches. —Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 3 June 2018

In the movie, Mortensen's quick-thinking proprietor, Tom Stall, makes good use of the counterman's friend – a pot of scalding coffee – to disable one of the thugs long enough to grab his gun. —Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2005

Consult with the counterman at the auto paint store for the appropriate products. —John Decker, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for counterman

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan