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counterworker

counterworker noun: one who works at a counter.

Noun (1)

counterworker (plural counterworkers)

  1. (rare) One who works at a counter.
    • When a desired part is not in stock, the counterworker must be able to suggest a different, though interchangeable, part.1983, Lester Schwartz, Irv Brechner, The career finder

Noun (2)

counterworker (plural counterworkers)

  1. (rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
    • In the midst of this serene sunshine there was a malignant counterworker...1880, Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh, The Sunday magazine

Forms of counterworker

pluralcounterworkers

Origin of counterworker

From counter + worker.

From counter- + worker or counterwork + -er.

Questions about counterworker

What does counterworker mean?
Counterworker means one who works at a counter.
What part of speech is counterworker?
Counterworker is a noun.
What is the plural of counterworker?
The plural of counterworker is counterworkers.

Words near counterworker in the dictionary

  1. counterwomen
  2. counterword
  3. counterwords
  4. counterwork
  5. counterworked
  6. counterworker
  7. counterworkers
  8. counterworking
  9. counterworks
  10. counterworld
  11. counterworlds

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