floorwalker

[ flawr-waw-ker, flohr- ]

/ ˈflɔrˌwɔ kər, ˈfloʊr- /

a person employed in a store to direct customers and supervise salespeople.

Origin of floorwalker

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; floor + walker

Faith glanced up innocently, and saw both Miss Fairbanks and the floorwalker scowling at her.

For Gold or Soul? |Lurana W. Sheldon
This smile belonged to Masie's recreation hours and not to the store; but the floorwalker must have his own.

The Voice of the City |O. Henry
Never before had old Mr. Beagle (watching delightedly from the mezzanine balcony) seen such a floorwalker.

Where the Blue Begins |Christopher Morley
But the same social aplomb that had made Gissing successful as a floorwalker now came to his rescue as mariner.

Where the Blue Begins |Christopher Morley

Certainly these knights of the saddle radiated a romance with which even her floorwalker "gentleman friend" could not compete.

Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West |William MacLeod Raine

floorwalker

/ (ˈflɔːˌwɔːkə) /

the US name for shopwalker