Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salesboy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sales-boy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boy who sells goods in a retail establishment; a young salesman.

Example Sentences

"I said hello to the skinny, sweet-faced salesboys and did a preliminary tour of the room trying on jackets and blazers."

Etymology

From sales + boy.

Inflected Forms

salesboys (plural)

Questions

What does salesboy mean?: A boy who sells goods in a retail establishment; a young salesman.
Where does salesboy come from?: From sales + boy.

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