"sales-lady" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sales-ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sales-lady (plural sales-ladies)
  1. Archaic form of saleslady. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: saleslady
    Sense id: en-sales-lady-en-noun-PgpvtJIM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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