saleswoman

Definition

A woman whose occupation it is to sell things.

Etymology

From sales + -woman.

Example Sentences

• "The task was a novel and not unwholly congenial one, but he finally got the attention of a saleswoman and made his wishes known."
• "We stop walking a second and look around at the spectacle before us. There's something Felliniesque about a department store cosmetics section. You stand here on a Saturday morning, dressed in the standard mall-casual suburban wardrobe, gazing at a chamber glittering with chandeliers, populated by saleswomen wearing makeup and hair dramatic enough for opening night at La Scala."