: a person who dispenses carbonated drinks and ice cream at a soda fountain
called also soda jerker
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And of course, there’s the classic American ice cream float, echoing back to the days of soda jerks who operated soda fountains in the 20th century.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
After graduating from Baltimore City College, Mr. Boyd worked his way through Washington College as a member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol and a soda jerk during summers.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
Tom Fello began his food service career as a soda jerk at age 14 in a local drug store.
—cleveland, 20 June 2022
According to Pete Freeman, co-owner, co-founder and chief soda jerk at Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain, nostalgia is at least half of the egg cream’s appeal.
—Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com, 16 June 2021
Works part-time jobs, including as a soda jerk, before reapplying himself to his studies.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 May 2021
Throughout the 1940s and '50s, Payne's offered curbside service, with soda jerks delivering Coca-Colas and ice cream sodas to customers who parked outside the store.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2019
The cans were shelf stable, meaning druggists (and soda jerks) didn't need to continually mix up new batches.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 6 Sep. 2017
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
After graduating from Baltimore City College, Mr. Boyd worked his way through Washington College as a member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol and a soda jerk during summers.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
Tom Fello began his food service career as a soda jerk at age 14 in a local drug store.
—cleveland, 20 June 2022
According to Pete Freeman, co-owner, co-founder and chief soda jerk at Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain, nostalgia is at least half of the egg cream’s appeal.
—Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com, 16 June 2021
Works part-time jobs, including as a soda jerk, before reapplying himself to his studies.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 May 2021
Throughout the 1940s and '50s, Payne's offered curbside service, with soda jerks delivering Coca-Colas and ice cream sodas to customers who parked outside the store.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2019
The cans were shelf stable, meaning druggists (and soda jerks) didn't need to continually mix up new batches.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 6 Sep. 2017
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“Soda jerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soda%20jerk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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