salesboy

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounsalesboy (plural salesboys)

plural salesboys

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

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

    2009 October 1, Mike Albo, “Neighborhood Preservation”, in New York Times

Origin

From sales + boy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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