shopgirl
Female retail assistant
A shopgirl is a young woman who works in a retail store, typically as a sales clerk.
The term is old-fashioned and carries class connotations—shopgirls were working-class women in an era when such employment was one of few respectable options: She started as a shopgirl and worked her way up to floor manager.
Woman who sells goods
- pink collarWork typed as feminine
- women's workTasks historically assigned females
- female employmentJobs held by women
- gender roleCulturally assigned behavioral expectations
Store worker helping customers
- counterFlat service surface
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- fitting roomClothes-testing enclosure
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
display · merchandise · customer · till · stockroom · salesfloor · department store · window display
Belonging to earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
- bygoneOf earlier times
quaint · period · nostalgic · retro · anachronistic · historical · working class · social mobility
Not yet mature
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- entry-levelRequiring minimal prior experience
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- juniorLower in standing
trainee · first job · starting out · teenage · working age · novice
saleswoman
Woman who sells goods
- pink collarWork typed as feminine
- women's workTasks historically assigned females
- female employmentJobs held by women
salesclerk
Store worker helping customers
- counterFlat service surface
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- fitting roomClothes-testing enclosure
storefront · display · merchandise · customer · till · stockroom · salesfloor · department store · window display · price tag
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
bygone · quaint · period · nostalgic · retro · anachronistic · historical · working class · social mobility · class distinction
young
Not yet mature
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- entry-levelRequiring minimal prior experience
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
junior · trainee · first job · starting out · teenage · working age · novice
shopgirlshop owner
Merchant running a store
proprietor · store manager · manager · boss · employer