counterman

/kˈaʊntɚmˌæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

American usage

name

"I looked for the counterman, seeing him serving a plate of pork chops and grits to a man with a pale blond moustache."
"There was a cashier up front and behind this long counter were about five countermen, evenly spaced. Each morning Joey and I would sit at the very last station in the back and chitchat with Tony, the counterman there who as a very old guy who usually got your order wrong."

From counter + man.

countermen (plural) Countermans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce counterman?

The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊntɚmˌæn/.

What does counterman mean?

A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.

Where does counterman come from?

From counter + man.

How to pronounce counterman

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