Definition of counterman in English:
counterman
nounPlural countermen ˈkaʊntəmənˈkaʊn(t)ərmən
A person who works behind a counter serving customers, especially in a shop or casual restaurant.
you tell one of several countermen your order, then he makes the sundae
Example sentencesExamples
- The counterman replies, "Well, I'm a working man..."
- Looking around the nearly empty store, the countermen quietly chatting with each other in Polish, it was hard to imagine the place packed with customers.
- The world knew me only as a counterman in an all-night Coney Island cafeteria.
- "No extra bread tonight," I hear another counterman tell a customer.
- Most of the countermen and chefs were let go; a few were offered jobs in the new store at a substantial pay cut.
- Everyone stared as the counterman gulped and began assembling my creation.
- The streets were a black shade of dark this time of night, thought the counterman.
- "Two slices," I said to the counterman, pointing to what looked like normal pizza.
- Decked out in the clean white butcher's apron synonymous with self-respecting deli countermen everywhere, he offered up a cupful of his homemade potato salad.
- As I waited at the counter for my takeout order, the numerous countermen were busy filling orders for the restaurant patrons.
Definition of counterman in US English:
counterman
nounˈkaʊn(t)ərmənˈkoun(t)ərmən
A person who works behind a counter serving customers, especially in a store or casual restaurant.
you tell one of several countermen your order, then he makes the sundae
Example sentencesExamples
- "Two slices," I said to the counterman, pointing to what looked like normal pizza.
- Decked out in the clean white butcher's apron synonymous with self-respecting deli countermen everywhere, he offered up a cupful of his homemade potato salad.
- The counterman replies, "Well, I'm a working man..."
- Everyone stared as the counterman gulped and began assembling my creation.
- Looking around the nearly empty store, the countermen quietly chatting with each other in Polish, it was hard to imagine the place packed with customers.
- "No extra bread tonight," I hear another counterman tell a customer.
- The world knew me only as a counterman in an all-night Coney Island cafeteria.
- Most of the countermen and chefs were let go; a few were offered jobs in the new store at a substantial pay cut.
- The streets were a black shade of dark this time of night, thought the counterman.
- As I waited at the counter for my takeout order, the numerous countermen were busy filling orders for the restaurant patrons.