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salesboy

salesboy noun: a boy who sells goods in a retail establishment; a young salesman.

Noun

salesboy (plural salesboys)

  1. A boy who sells goods in a retail establishment; a young salesman.
    • I said hello to the skinny, sweet-faced salesboys and did a preliminary tour of the room trying on jackets and blazers.2009 October 1, Mike Albo, “Neighborhood Preservation”, in New York Times

Forms of salesboy

pluralsalesboys

Origin of salesboy

From sales + boy.

Questions about salesboy

What does salesboy mean?
Salesboy means a boy who sells goods in a retail establishment; a young salesman.
What part of speech is salesboy?
Salesboy is a noun.
What is the plural of salesboy?
The plural of salesboy is salesboys.

Words near salesboy in the dictionary

  1. sales-pitching
  2. salesbook
  3. salesbooks
  4. salesbot
  5. salesbots
  6. salesboy
  7. salesboys
  8. saleschild
  9. saleschildren
  10. salesclerk
  11. salesclerks

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