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Definition of Salesgirl

1. Noun. A woman salesperson.

Definition of Salesgirl

1. Noun. A young woman employed as a salesclerk. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Salesgirl

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Salesgirl

Literary usage of Salesgirl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vocational Education of Girls and Women by Albert H. Leake (1918)
"Physical education of the salesgirl. The connection between health and efficiency has been recognized in a general kind of way for some time. ..."

2. The Vocational Education of Girls and Women by Albert H. Leake (1918)
"... of the salesgirl. The connection between health and efficiency has been recognized in a general kind of way for some time. Efforts are now being made in ..."

3. Second Report of the Factory Investigating Commission, 1913 by George Moses Price, James P. Whiskeman, Elizabeth C. Watson, Zenas L. Potter, Charles Baskerville, Charles F. McKenna, Charles T. Graham Rogers, John H. Vogt, George A. Hall, Pauline Dorothea Goldmark (1913)
"Occasionally, however, both cashier and salesgirl suffer on account of mistakes. ... Anna, bewildered by the chorus around her, handed to salesgirl No. ..."

4. Vocations for Girls by Mary Augusta Laselle, Katherine Ellis Wiley (1913)
"Why should a salesgirl be attentive and courteous to customers ? What are the qualifications of a successful salesgirl? Describe ways in which she may help ..."

5. Choosing Employees by Mental and Physical Tests by William Fretz Kemble (1917)
"A department store may have wax models of ten types of heads and hair, and then ask a prospective salesgirl for the millinery department to place ten hats ..."

6. Legislative Document by New York (State). Legislature (1919)
"... salesgirl 2 Housework, labeler 2 Factory, salesgirl 2 Factory, packer in store 1 Factory, laundry 1 Factory, cabaret singer 1 Factory, clerical work 3 ..."

7. The Technical World Magazine (1912)
"She believed that before the department store salesgirl could be taught to increase her efficiency it would be necessary for the prospective instructor to ..."

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