counterman
counterman noun: a man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
Noun
counterman (plural countermen)
- A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
- I looked for the counterman, seeing him serving a plate of pork chops and grits to a man with a pale blond moustache.1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 179
- There was a cashier up front and behind this long counter were about five countermen, evenly spaced. Each morning Joey and I would sit at the very last station in the back and chitchat with Tony, the counterman there who as a very old guy who usually got your order wrong.1984, John Fox, chapter 15, in The Boys on the Rock, page 85
Proper noun capitalized: Counterman
Counterman (plural Countermans)
- A surname.
Forms of counterman
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | countermen |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Countermans |
Origin of counterman
From counter + man.
Questions about counterman
- What does counterman mean?
- Counterman means a man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
- What part of speech is counterman?
- Counterman can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of counterman?
- The plural of counterman is countermen.
Words near counterman in the dictionary
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