counterjumper C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkaʊntɚˌdʒʌmpɚ/ UK /ˈkaʊntəˌdʒʌmpə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a derogatory old term for a shop assistant or salesclerk The snobbish lord dismissed him as a mere counterjumper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a derogatory old term for a... salesclerkshopkeeperclerkshopman Word family Related forms counterjumpjumper Etymology AI details A compound of 'counter' (the shop sales counter) plus 'jumper', a jocular reference to a clerk vaulting over the counter to serve customers; coined as a slang derogation in the 19th century. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # counterjumper **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊntɚˌdʒʌmpɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊntəˌdʒʌmpə/ ## Meanings 1. a derogatory old term for a shop assistant or salesclerk ## Examples - The snobbish lord dismissed him as a mere counterjumper. ## Synonyms - salesclerk - shopkeeper - clerk - shopman ## Related Forms - counter - jump - jumper ## Etymology A compound of 'counter' (the shop sales counter) plus 'jumper', a jocular reference to a clerk vaulting over the counter to serve customers; coined as a slang derogation in the 19th century. ## AI Etymology Counterjumper is a compound of 'counter' (the shop sales counter) plus 'jumper', a jocular reference to a clerk vaulting over the counter to serve customers; coined as a slang derogation in the 19th century. In present use as a noun, it means "a derogatory old term for a shop assistant or salesclerk", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Its colloquial history matters: the word belongs to informal usage before settling into the present dictionary sense. Related words include counter, jump, and jumper. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown