"salesboy" meaning in All languages combined

See salesboy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: salesboys [plural]
Etymology: From sales + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sales|boy}} sales + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} salesboy (plural salesboys)
  1. A boy who sells goods in a retail establishment; a young salesman. Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-salesboy-en-noun-jVbP7u85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From sales + boy.",
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "en:Male people",
          "parents": [
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            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
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          "ref": "2009 October 1, Mike Albo, “Neighborhood Preservation”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "I said hello to the skinny, sweet-faced salesboys and did a preliminary tour of the room trying on jackets and blazers.",
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          "retail",
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        ],
        [
          "salesman",
          "salesman"
        ]
      ]
    }
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