counterworker

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noun

One who works at a counter.

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Meanings

counterworker1

nouncounterworker (plural counterworkers)

plural counterworkers

  1. rareOne who works at a counter.

    When a desired part is not in stock, the counterworker must be able to suggest a different, though interchangeable, part.

    1983, Lester Schwartz, Irv Brechner, The career finder

counterworker2

nouncounterworker (plural counterworkers)

plural counterworkers

  1. rareOne who works against something; a saboteur.

    In the midst of this serene sunshine there was a malignant counterworker...

    1880, Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh, The Sunday magazine

Origin

counterworker · noun

From counter + worker.

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counterworker · noun

From counter- + worker or counterwork + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterworker

MLA

“counterworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterworker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterworker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterworker.

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