saleslady

[ seylz-ley-dee ]

/ ˈseɪlzˌleɪ di /

a saleswoman.

Origin of saleslady

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; sales + lady

I had to explain a whole lot to Mama and Marie and the saleslady.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons
I asked the saleslady to take me to the toy counter, as I could sing again for things I wanted.

Paris Vistas |Helen Davenport Gibbons
"Perhaps the finish is a little higher," ventured the saleslady.

Coniston, Complete |Winston Churchill
The inscrutable smile of a saleslady would make Mona Lisa seem a mere amateur.

Cobb's Bill-of-Fare |Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

The saleslady seemed not to have heard the western girls objection to the gown.

Polly in New York |Lillian Elizabeth Roy