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A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'
Tommy Cooper

Meaning of "shop assistant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOP ASSISTANT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOP ASSISTANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shop assistant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOP ASSISTANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shop assistant in the English dictionary

The definition of shop assistant in the dictionary is a person who serves in a shop.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOP ASSISTANT

shop
shop around
shop floor
shop front
shop steward
shop window
shopaholic
shopaholism
shopboard
shopbot
shopboy
shopbreaker
shopbreaking
shopfitter
shopful
shopgirl
shophar
shophroth
shopkeeper
shopkeeping

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOP ASSISTANT

assistant
care assistant
constant
consultant
contestant
dielectric constant
distant
gas constant
heat-resistant
instant
learning support assistant
on the instant
personal assistant
Protestant
research assistant
resistant
sales assistant
stain resistant
teaching assistant
time constant
water-resistant

Synonyms and antonyms of shop assistant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shop assistant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOP ASSISTANT

Find out the translation of shop assistant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shop assistant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shop assistant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

店员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dependiente
570 millions of speakers

English

shop assistant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुकान सहायक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُسَاعِدٌ في مَتْجَر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

продавец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balconista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দোকান সহকারি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vendeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pembantu kedai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verkäufer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

店員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

pegawe toko
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bán hàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடை உதவியாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुकानातील कर्मचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alışveriş asistanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commesso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprzedawca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

продавець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânzător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπάλληλος καταστήματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winkel-assistent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affärsbiträde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

butikkassistent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shop assistant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOP ASSISTANT»

The term «shop assistant» is regularly used and occupies the 75.225 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOP ASSISTANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shop assistant

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2 QUOTES WITH «SHOP ASSISTANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shop assistant.
1
Tommy Cooper
A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'
2
Anne Robinson
I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOP ASSISTANT»

Discover the use of shop assistant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shop assistant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
True to Life Elementary Teacher's Book: English for Adult ...
Ask the learners to improvise a contrasting disaster dialogue (one in which there is an argument, or the customer or shop assistant behaves badly). Language Point: Remind the learners that these are not real conversations but prototypical ...
Joanne Collie, Stephen Slater, 1995
2
Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners
SHOP-ASSISTANT Nǐ hǎo. Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme? ANNE Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yīxiē shuǐguǒ. SHOP-ASSISTANT Nǐ kàn, wǒmen yǒu xīnxiān de cǎoméi, Hǎinán Dǎo xiāngjiāo, gè zhǒng píngguǒ. ANNE Zhèxiē shì shénme? SHOP-ASSISTANT Lìzhī.
Kan Qian, 2009
3
English Next: Mit Plus und Homestudy section. A2/1. Hauptw.. ...
Shop assistant: And what colour would you like? Paul: I don't know. Red, maybe. Shop assistant: How do you like the red T-shirt over there? Paul: I think it's a bit too dark. I'll take the blue one over here. Shop assistant: Would you like to try it on  ...
Birgit Meerholz-Härle, 2008
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Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
Gavin Dudeney, Nicky Hockly. Shop assistant: Shop assistant: Shop assistant: Paula: Paula: Key: Shop assistant: Paula: Shop assistant: Paula: Shop assistant: Can I help you? Over on that side of the shop. Okay, I think a European size ...
Gavin Dudeney, Nicky Hockly, 2009
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Pictures for Language Learning
In the first activity below, the teacher could play the part of the shop assistant and ask four students to come to the front of the class to be the customers. The teacher can decide how far the role play should be controlled in terms of the sentence ...
Andrew Wright, 1989
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True to Life Elementary Class Book: English for Adult Learners
Write an appropriate reply for the shop assistant. You can choose some of the sentences in the box. 1. CUSTOMER: Can I try it on, please? SHOP ASSISTANT: CUSTOMER: Have you got a bigger size: SHOP ASSISTANT: CUSTOMER: Is ...
Joanne Collie, Stephen Slater, 1995
7
Kenya Gazette
The provisions of this sub-seetion shall not apply to any Saturday or Sunday where the Monday immediately following such Sunday is a public holiday. 7. Unless otherwise prescribed, no shop assistant or journeyman shall be employed about ...
8
Crossroads 8 Texts
In the Clothes Shop Shop assistant: Customer: Shop assistant: Customer: Shop assistant: Hi, can I help you? Yes please, I am looking for a pair of white trousers. They mustn't be baggy or anything. I want them to be but quite tight-fitting. We've  ...
Inger-Margrethe Sørensen, 2011
9
Consuming Fantasies: Labor, Leisure, and the London ...
“The Shop Assistant,” 329. The preceding quote on the “pleasant” quality of shop labor comes from Bird, Woman at Work, 63. 39. The Fabian Society, “Shop Life and Its Reform”; Hallsworth and Davies, Working Life. 40. “The Shop Assistant,” ...
Lise Sanders, 2006
10
Retail Coaching. Excel in Sales with Sport Strategies
Giving the shop assistant such an emotional value makes her capable to “ become” the product, making her understand that, without the shop assistant, nothing can be purchased. How many times have you heard the customer say “I'll come ...
Patrizia Saolini, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOP ASSISTANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shop assistant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Farm Foods shop assistant attacked with crate of coke cans
A FARM Foods shop assistant was hit over the head with a crate of Coca-Cola cans trying to stop a shoplifter. The incident occurred at round 8.45pm on Monday ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jun 15»
2
Schoolgirl close to tears after Holland & Barrett shop assistant said …
She asked a shop assistant if there were any diet supplements she could take to help her, having put on a couple of pounds in the past few months thanks to ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
Man Convicted Of Stabbing Aylesbury Shop Assistant
Man Convicted Of Stabbing Aylesbury Shop Assistant. Article image ... On 8 September 2014 Clarke purchased a knife from a hardware shop in Aylesbury. «Mix 96, May 15»
4
Pictured: Elliot Street shop assistant threatened with meat cleaver …
Both men then fled the store at around 8.30pm on May 4. Detectives have ... The shop assistant wasn't injured but was left badly shaken by the ordeal. Detective ... «Manchester Evening News, May 15»
5
JD Sports shop assistant 'called gay couple a pair of battys' during …
A gay couple were left furious after they were called 'battys' by a JD Sports shop assistant. Gavin Matthews, 35, and his partner had just walked into the Eltham ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
6
Armed raider threatened to shoot Middlesbrough shop assistant
A robber who held up a late night store telling the terrified, lone assistant “I've got a gun” was jailed for three years. Kenneth Graham, 21, arrived at the Premier ... «Gazette Live, Apr 15»
7
Shop assistant left 'stunned' after £80k scratchcard win
A lucky shop assistant is celebrating a leap onto the property ladder after winning £80,000 on a scratchcard. Can Yildiz said he was 'stunned' when he won the ... «East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Apr 15»
8
Shop assistant threatened during Johnstone raid
A shop assistant was threatened with a weapon during a raid on an off-licence in ... Police said a man entered the One 0 One store in Kilbarchan Road in ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
9
Shop assistant (57) injured in attempted Clondalkin robbery
A 57-year-old man was injured after a man wearing a balaclava and armed with a knife entered the Clondalkin shop he was working in on Thursday. At about ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
10
Shop assistant from Wycombe stole £7K in shoes - by wearing them …
A shop assistant from High Wycombe who stole more than £7,000 worth of expensive shoes by walking out of the store wearing them has escaped jail. «Bucks Free Press, Mar 15»

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