noun
salesgirl
noun
1
A young woman who works selling goods in a shop.
"The salesgirl helped her find the right size."
How to Use Salesgirl
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA young female shop assistant.
When to use it
Increasingly replaced by the gender-neutral "salesperson" or "sales assistant" in modern usage.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
salesgirls plural
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Etymology
From sales + girl.