Recent Examples on the WebLeonard Kriegel was born in the Bronx on May 25, 1933, a son of European Jewish immigrants, Fred Kriegel, a deli counterman, and Sylvia (Breittholz) Kriegel, a homemaker.—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022 As a student, Mr. Chirac attended a summer course at Harvard in 1953 and worked at a Howard Johnson’s in Boston, starting as a dishwasher and working his way up to counterman.—New York Times, 26 Sep. 2019 In all fairness, the counterman tried to up-sell us to a Kumho tire that was only about $25 more expensive.—Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2010 For decades, stoic countermen at the Milwaukee Avenue sandwich shop plied a steady but disordered scrum of adherents with cafe con leche and Cubano, steak, and medianoche sandwiches.—Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 3 June 2018 In the movie, Mortensen's quick-thinking proprietor, Tom Stall, makes good use of the counterman's friend – a pot of scalding coffee – to disable one of the thugs long enough to grab his gun.—Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2005 Consult with the counterman at the auto paint store for the appropriate products.—John Decker, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2017
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'counterman.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Share