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floorwalker

floor·walk·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flawr-waw-ker, flohr-]
    • /ˈflɔrˌwɔ kər, ˈfloʊr-/
    • /ˈflɔːwɔːkər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flawr-waw-ker, flohr-]
    • /ˈflɔrˌwɔ kər, ˈfloʊr-/

Definitions of floorwalker word

  • noun floorwalker a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople. 1
  • noun floorwalker A senior employee of a large store who assists customers and supervises salespeople. 1
  • noun floorwalker shop-floor supervisor 1
  • noun floorwalker a person employed by a department store to direct customers, supervise sales, etc. 0
  • noun floorwalker A floorwalker is a person who supervises salespersons in a store and advises customers. 0

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Origin of floorwalker

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; floor + walker

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Floorwalker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

floorwalker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

floorwalker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for floorwalker

noun floorwalker

  • director — a person or thing that directs.
  • overseer — a person who oversees; supervisor; manager: the overseer of a plantation.

Top questions with floorwalker

  • what is a floorwalker?

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